U.S. Army Cancels Recon Rotary Program, Dropping $2 Billion Investment

Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft

The cancellation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program narrows options for transitioning Sikorsky’s coaxial compound rotorcraft technology into production.

Credit: Sikorsky
A $2 billion U.S. Army effort to field a fast, armed reconnaissance rotorcraft has ended prematurely, upending plans to continue the increasingly dangerous mission with crewed aircraft and dealing another blow to Sikorsky’s hopes to find a home for its high-speed coaxial-rotor technology. Previewing...

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