Once touted as priority #1 in the family of vertical lift aircraft, this helicopter won’t fly.
The US Army, often complaining about being on the short end of the funding stick, just canceled one of its cutting-edge programs after spending $2 billion. The Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) was to have been a crucial part of a new family of vertical lift aircraft. After twenty years of fits and starts finding a replacement for an armed helicopter for the forward scouting mission, FARA was to be that program. Now, out of the blue, the Army says, “not so much.”
Concern Over Funding for the Army
Historically, the Army has sacrificed end strength number of personnel in favor of modernizing the force. Furthermore, Defense Department cost analysts have warned of a dangerously low funding level for the Army….
