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Bell Invictus to Offer Army ‘Lower-Risk Path’ to FARA Capabilities

Bell Invictus to Offer Army ‘Lower-Risk Path’ to FARA Capabilities
Bell's 360 Invictus design for the Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] offering for the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) contest, the 360 Invictus, is intended to offer the Army an insurance policy by presenting a lower-risk path to the capabilities it hopes to acquire as a “knife fighter” light attack helicopter to replace the retired OH-58 Kiowa Warriors. The Invictus, with its low-drag tandem cockpit design, draws from a lot of the development Bell has put into the 525 Relentless, a super-medium utility…

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