The US Army Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft or FLRAA, developed in conjunction with the FARA, program aims to replace the Black Hawk helicopters. Planning began in 2016 with an analysis of alternatives or AOA which was completed by end 2018
The Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) contract award is scheduled for 2021, first flight for 2023 and initial operational capability (IOC) by 2030.
Although led by the Army, the FLRAA is defined as a multi-service program.
The Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) contract award is scheduled for 2021, first flight for 2023 and initial operational capability (IOC) by 2030.
Although led by the Army, the FLRAA is defined as a multi-service program.
FLRAA Contenders
Bell V-280 Valor
07-Oct-21 - Bell Teams with CAE for FLRAA and FARA Training #FVL08-Jul-21 - Future Vertical Lift at Bell Lab in Arlington Texas #FVL
26-Jun-21 - V-280 Advancing for FLRAA Requirement #FLRAA
07-May-21 - Safran Landing Gear for V-280 Valor #LandingGear
12-Apr-21 - Bell V-280 Competitive Demonstration #FLRAA
14-Jan-21 - Bell V-280 Agility Testing #agility
21-Dec-20 - 200 Flight Hours for Bell V-280 Valor #FLRAA
17-Dec-20 - External Cargo Loads with Bell V-280 #ExternalLoad
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Sikorsky Defiant X
26-Apr-22 - Honeywell APU for Defiant X #APU04-Apr-22 - Perigon Computer for Defiant X #Perigon
04-Apr-22 - Sikorsky High-Tech Manufacturing for Raider X #RaiderX
01-Apr-22 - Six Companies Joins Team Defiant X #DefiantX
14-Feb-22 - Honeywell HTS7500 Engine Selected for Defiant X #HTS7500
09-Sep-21 - Defiant X Coming Earlier than Expected #DefiantX
18-Apr-21 - Defiant X Competitive Demonstration #DefiantX
25-Jan-21 - Sikorsky-Boeing Announced Defiant X #DefiantX
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 #SNC Bell adds Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to Team Invictus for work on Advanced Mission Systems |
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 #AAAA2022 The Sikorsky/Boeing SB>1 Defiant flew to Nashville, TN for the Army Aviation Association of America’s annual summit AAAA 2022 |
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 #Cargo The Sikorsky/Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter continues testing program with its first sling load cargo, slalom maneuvering and single-engine flights |
 #HTS7500 The Honeywell HTS7500 turboshaft engine was selected to power Defiant X helicopter, Sikorsky/Boeing proposal for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition to replace the Black Hawk |
 #Defiant Sikorsky/Boeing SB>1 Defiant executes FLRAA mission profile with unsurpassed speed, maneuverability and agility in high-speed, low-level operations and confined area landings |
09-Sep-21 - Defiant X Coming Earlier than Expected #DefiantX
13-Aug-21 - Bell 360 Invictus is Taking Form #Invictus
08-Jul-21 - Future Vertical Lift at Bell Lab in Arlington Texas #FVL
26-Jun-21 - V-280 Advancing for FLRAA Requirement #FLRAA
07-May-21 - Safran Landing Gear for V-280 Valor #LandingGear
18-Apr-21 - Defiant X Competitive Demonstration #DefiantX
15-Apr-21 - S-97 Raider Visit to Redstone Arsenal
#Raider 12-Apr-21 - Bell V-280 Competitive Demonstration #FLRAA
30-Mar-21 - OPV Black Hawk with Supervised Autonomy
#drones 25-Jan-21 - Sikorsky-Boeing Announced Defiant X
#DefiantX 14-Jan-21 - Bell V-280 Agility Testing
#agility 21-Dec-20 - 200 Flight Hours for Bell V-280 Valor #FLRAA
15-Oct-20 - SB>1 Defiant Achieved 211 Knots
#Defiant 19-Sep-20 - Army Experimental Test Pilots Fly V-280 Valor #Redstone
10-Aug-20 - Bell New Manufacturing Technology Center
#manufacturing 09-Aug-20 - Sikorsky in the Army Modernization Program
22-Jul-20 - Astronics Power Systems for Bell’ FARA and FLRAA #electric
21-Jul-20 - Rolls-Royce Engines for V-280 Valor #RollsRoyce
14-Jul-20 - Army Searches Configurations for Future Helicopters
29-Jun-20 - Mecaer Joined Invictus Team for FARA #TeamInvictus
24-Jun-20 - Bell Proposals for Future US Army Aviation
#FVL 23-Jun-20 - Army VIPER Lab Speeds Changes to Helicopters #mechanics
16-Jun-20 - Defiant Reached 205 Knots
#Speed 04-Jun-20 - Bell 360 Invictus Team
28-May-20 - Triumph to Supply Bell 360 Subsystems #Triumph
16-May-20 - SB-1 Defiant in High Speed Trials
31-Mar-20 - Bell 360 Selected to Continue in FARA Competition #FARA
17-Mar-20 - Bell V-280 Selected to Continue in FLRAA Competition #FLRAA
03-Mar-20 - Boeing Unveils US Army FARA Proposal
#BoeingFARA 19-Jan-20 - SB>1 Defiant Reached 100 Knots
#Defiant 28-Oct-19 - Laying the Foundation for Army Aviation #ArmyAviation
18-Oct-19 - AVX / L3Harris FARA Helicopter at AUSA 2019
#FARA 16-Oct-19 - Honeywell to Upgrade Chinook’ T55 Engines #T55
14-Oct-19 - Sikorsky Unveils Raider X for US Army FARA
#RaiderX 02-Oct-19 - Bell 360 Invictus Announced for US Army FARA #Invictus
27-Sep-19 - Bell Teaming with Collins for US Army FARA #FARA
22-Sep-19 - Marines Starts UH/AH-1 Replacement Process #AURA
03-Jul-19 - Karem Announced FARA Competitive Prototype Team #Karem
29-May-19 - Higher Speed for Future US Army Tilt-Rotor
#HighSpeed 19-May-19 - Boeing Unveil High Speed Apache #Apache
18-Apr-19 - AVX/L3 Unveiled its FARA Design
#FARA 16-Apr-19 - Collins Aerospace in Development of Future Vertical Lift #JointMultiRole
06-Apr-19 - US Army Could Select Future Aircraft by 2020 #FARA
24-Oct-18 - US Army Future Vertical Lift Projects #FutureLift
30-Oct-15 - US Army Discuss Future Vertical Lift Architecture
