11-Feb-24 - The US Army announced cancellation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program launched in 2018. It has opted to order more UH-60M Black Hawks, put the CH-47F Block II Chinook into production, and focus on developing new unmanned systems and space-based assets #FARA
26-Oct-23 - Sikorsky begins Installation of the new GE Aviation T901 Improved Turbine Engine (ITEP) into the Raider X prototype designed for the US Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program #RaiderX
11-Oct-22 - Digital factory, additive manufacturing and flying tech demonstrator reduce risk and deliver unmatched growth potential for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Program #FARA
15-Apr-21 - Sikorsky S-97 Raider helicopter completed demonstration agility at the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama home of US Army Future Vertical Lift (FVL) team #Raider
09-Aug-20 - From infrastructure to analytics, the Raider X and Defiant helicopters, which are competing in the US Army modernization programs, are designed to reduce maintenance and improve operating time on several fronts