
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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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

12-Apr-21 - Bell V-280 Competitive Demonstration #FLRAA
30-Mar-21 - OPV Black Hawk with Supervised Autonomy

25-Jan-21 - Sikorsky-Boeing Announced Defiant X

14-Jan-21 - Bell V-280 Agility Testing

21-Dec-20 - 200 Flight Hours for Bell V-280 Valor #FLRAA
15-Oct-20 - SB>1 Defiant Achieved 211 Knots

19-Sep-20 - Army Experimental Test Pilots Fly V-280 Valor #Redstone
10-Aug-20 - Bell New Manufacturing Technology Center

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

23-Jun-20 - Army VIPER Lab Speeds Changes to Helicopters #mechanics
16-Jun-20 - Defiant Reached 205 Knots

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

19-Jan-20 - SB>1 Defiant Reached 100 Knots

28-Oct-19 - Laying the Foundation for Army Aviation #ArmyAviation
18-Oct-19 - AVX / L3Harris FARA Helicopter at AUSA 2019

16-Oct-19 - Honeywell to Upgrade Chinook’ T55 Engines #T55
14-Oct-19 - Sikorsky Unveils Raider X for US Army FARA

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

19-May-19 - Boeing Unveil High Speed Apache #Apache
18-Apr-19 - AVX/L3 Unveiled its FARA Design

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
