Bell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon Helicopter
Bell’s Invictus and Sikorsky’s Raider X are now competing head to head to become the Army’s next armed scout helicopter.
Bell’s Invictus and Sikorsky’s Raider X are now competing head to head to become the Army’s next armed scout helicopter.
AVX Aircraft and L3 Technologies have revealed an advanced compound helicopter design with a co-axial main rotor as their entry for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program, or FARA, which is looking for a high-speed “knife fighter” armed scout chopper to truly succeed the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.
The Army wants a high-speed rotorcraft that can safely fly reconnaissance and other missions in highly contested environments.
The U.S. military wants to trim the number of tasks aviators need to worry about during a mission to reduce fatigue and prevent accidents.
The U.S. military wants to trim the number of tasks aviators need to worry about during a mission to reduce fatigue and prevent accidents.
The revised design could be a contender Army’s new scout helicopter requirements and help the service keep its Apaches combat capable past 2050.