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Army Signs Off On FARA Requirements, Awaiting Final Approval For Acquisition Strategy

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, April 14th, 2021

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Army Signs Off On FARA Requirements, Awaiting Final Approval For Acquisition Strategy

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The Army’s Requirement Oversights Council (AROC) has signed off on the requirements for the service’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, while it still waits to receive approval for the final acquisition strategy. “The AROC approved the Abbreviated Capabilities Development Document (A-CDD) and codified the first weapons system requirements which enables the program manager to flow a weapons system specification,” a Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation spokesperson told Defense Daily. The AROC’s meeting on April 9 to approve the A-CDD…

Congress

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Congress

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