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Army’s Plan For FLRAA Competitive Demo Phase II Will Allow For Earlier Milestone B Decision

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 31st, 2021

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Army’s Plan For FLRAA Competitive Demo Phase II Will Allow For Earlier Milestone B Decision

Sikorsky-Boeing's Defiant X

The Army’s new deals to Bell [TXT] and a Sikorsky [LMT]-Boeing [BA] team for the next phase of Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competitive demonstration and risk reduction (CD&RR) effort will allow for an accelerated Milestone B decision as both offerors work on completing preliminary design reviews, a lead official said Wednesday. Col. David Phillips, project manager for FLRAA, told reporters the CD&RR Phase II effort will work in parallel with the ongoing source selection effort for aircraft production,…

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