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Army

Bell Announces Full Team Of Partners Building Invictus Prototype For Army’s FARA Program

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, June 4th, 2020

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Bell Announces Full Team Of Partners Building Invictus Prototype For Army’s FARA Program

Bell 360 Invictus

Bell [TXT] on Thursday announced its full team of suppliers for its 360 Invictus helicopter, its offering for the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. Partners building the Invictus prototype aircraft include L3Harris Technologies [LHX] providing its WESCAM MX-15D multi-sensor targeting system and Astronics Corp. [ATRO] building the modular framework for airframe power generation. “Team Invictus is working together to show how cutting-edge technology will give soldiers the ability to confidently operate in the complex and contested battlespace of…

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