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Army Wants Funding Increase for FLRAA, as Service Seeks Common Avionics Interfaces

Army Wants Funding Increase for FLRAA, as Service Seeks Common Avionics Interfaces
The Boeing-Sikorsky SB-1 Defiant will likely compete for FLRAA, a program that the Army wants Congress to fund at higher levels to reduce risk, as the Army seeks common signal and other interfaces for the aircraft. Photo: Lockheed Martin

The Army wants $75 million in Fiscal 2020 for risk reduction on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)–nearly $43 million more than its budget request–as the service seeks common electrical, mechanical, and signal interfaces for the aircraft. Congress provided $19 million in Fiscal 2019 for FLRAA, and a simple Continuing Resolution (CR) will likely not give the Army its desired $75 million. Enacted on Sept. 17, the current CR is valid through Nov. 21, and lawmakers continue work on on…

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