Rotorcraft
Army Selects First Round FARA Competitors
The U.S. Army has selected the first round of competitors for its proposed Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft
AVX has partnered with L3 Technologies to offer its coaxial rotor/ducted fan compound helicopter design, which was revealed on April 15. (photo: AVX Aircraft Company)
AVX has partnered with L3 Technologies to offer its coaxial rotor/ducted fan compound helicopter design, which was revealed on April 15. (photo: AVX Aircraft Company)

The U.S. Army demonstrated the urgency it is attaching to the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, announcing its initial development industry partners yesterday, nearly two months ahead of schedule. The five industry partners are AVX Aircraft (Fort Worth Texas) partnered with L-3 Communications Integrated Systems (Waco, Texas); Bell Helicopter Textron (Fort Worth, Texas); The Boeing Company (Mesa, Arizona); Karem Aircraft (Lake Forest, California) and Sikorsky (Stratford, Connecticut). Each partner will receive approximately $15 million in FY2019 and FY2020.