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US Army finalizes requirements for future attack reconnaissance aircraft​

By: Jen Judson

An artist rendering of a Bell 360 Invictus attack reconnaissance helicopter in action in a multidomain fight. Bell revealed the helicopter design as its entry into the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition Oct. 1, 2019. (Courtesy of Bell)​

UPDATE — This story has been updated to clarify the nature of the AROC decision.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army’s Requirements Oversight Council has approved the requirements for its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, a service spokesman confirmed to Defense News.
The council met April 9 and greenlighted the requirements in the form of an Abbreviated Capabilities Development Document (A-CDD) that validates the designs developed by two companies competing to build the aircraft.
The Army validated a Final Design and Risk Review (FD&RR) for the competing FARA designs in December. It determined that industry is ready for a fly-off at the end of 2022, Rugen told Defense News in an interview earlier this year.

US Army finalizes requirements for future attack reconnaissance aircraft

Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft designs has passed through the requirements gauntlet.

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Sikorsky pitched a coaxial rotor blade design based on its S-97 Raider that it is calling Raider X. Bell unveiled its design — the 360 Invictus — at the 2019 Association of the U.S. Army annual conference.