Army's Future Attack Recon Aircraft could be remotely operated
July 27, 2018 |
Maximilian Kwiatkowski
The Army wants an air vehicle than can be flown by two pilots, just one or piloted from the ground for it's Future Attack Recon Aircraft the service told industry reps in late June.
In a set of responses to an industry day question-and-answer session, released July 25, the service laid out some of the specs for the FARA program.
According to the draft proposal, the FARA aircraft, part of the Army's Future Vertical Lift program, is supposed to be a light-attack and recon craft that can avoid radar detection and operate in large cities, something the service said it lacks entirely.
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