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Army Plans For FLRAA First Unit Equipped Milestone In FY ‘31, Delayed By Protest

Army Plans For FLRAA First Unit Equipped Milestone In FY ‘31, Delayed By Protest
The V-280 Valor. Bell photo.

DENVER — The Army is planning to reach a first unit equipped milestone for its Bell [TXT]-built Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) in fiscal year 2031, a senior official said, noting that Sikorsky’s [LMT] protest of the program award pushed that date by about a year.  “The protest put us about a year later, but we are working steadily on that. And I would say the team came together this past quarter and did a tremendously detailed plan to…

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