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Army’s FLRAA Competitive Demo Deal Includes $87 Million For Bell, $97 Million To Sikorsky-Boeing

Army’s FLRAA Competitive Demo Deal Includes $87 Million For Bell, $97 Million To Sikorsky-Boeing
The V-280 Valor. Bell photo.

The Army’s recent deal to Bell [TXT] and a team of Sikorsky [LMT] and Boeing [BA] to refine their offerings for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program is worth $181 million, the program office told Defense Daily on Friday.  Bell received $84 million and Sikorsky-Boeing was awarded $97 million for the one-year Competitive Demo & Risk Reduction (CD&RR) phase 1 contract, with the Army planning to hold major design reviews in June 2020 and February 2021.  “Each project…

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