Army Wants 20mm Cannon, Supervised Autonomy for New Scout Helicopter

[rangerrebew]

Army Wants 20mm Cannon, Supervised Autonomy for New Scout Helicopter
 
17 Apr 2020
Military.com | By Matthew Cox

U.S. Army modernization officials have asked aviation firms for ideas on equipping the service's future scout helicopter with mission systems such as a sleek 20mm cannon and advanced technology for optionally-manned flight.

The April 13 request for information comes on the heels of the Army's selection of the Bell Textron Inc. 360 Invictus and Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky Raider X in late March for the final prototyping stage of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA. The aircraft is being designed under the Future Vertical Lift effort to replace the retired OH-58 Kiowa and some AH-64 Apache helicopters.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/04/17/army-wants-20mm-cannon-supervised-autonomy-new-scout-helicopter.html

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Army Wants 20mm Cannon, Supervised Autonomy for New Scout Helicopter
 
17 Apr 2020
Military.com | By Matthew Cox

U.S. Army modernization officials have asked aviation firms for ideas on equipping the service's future scout helicopter with mission systems such as a sleek 20mm cannon and advanced technology for optionally-manned flight.

The April 13 request for information comes on the heels of the Army's selection of the Bell Textron Inc. 360 Invictus and Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky Raider X in late March for the final prototyping stage of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA. The aircraft is being designed under the Future Vertical Lift effort to replace the retired OH-58 Kiowa and some AH-64 Apache helicopters.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/04/17/army-wants-20mm-cannon-supervised-autonomy-new-scout-helicopter.html

@rangerrebew

I am a little foggy on why a SCOUT helicopter would want 20mm cannons,but am a HUGE fan of them in assault helicopters and slicks.

Loving the HELL out of helicopters that can clear their own LZ's.