Army Really Wants Armed Recon Aircraft — Again: VCSA, CFT Chief
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on March 27, 2018 at 3:28 PM
AUSA GLOBAL FORCE SYMPOSIUM: After 14 years of cancelled programs, the Army has again resurrected its quest for a new scout chopper. The new armed reconnaissance aircraft — which could be a high-speed compound helicopter or a tiltrotor — would work with new kinds of drones to find targets for artillery and to destroy air defenses, clearing a path for a larger troop-carrying assault aircraft.
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/03/army-really-wants-armed-recon-aircraft-again-vcsa-cft-chief/