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Boeing Still Mum on FARA Proposal

Boeing Still Mum on FARA Proposal
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ helicopter achieved first flight March 21, 2019. This flight marks a key milestone for the Sikorsky-Boeing team, and is the culmination of significant design, simulation and test activity to further demonstrate the capability of the X2 Technology. Photo courtesy Sikorsky and Boeing.

RIDLEY PARK, Pa.--Boeing [BA] executives briefing reporters on May 16 at the company's pre-Paris Air Show media tour remain mum on the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) design the company is working on for the U.S. Army under a $772 million development contract last month. The Army's Cross-Functional Team on Future Vertical Lift is examining an acceleration of the Future Vertical Lift program, and the service on April 23 awarded five industry contracts for the development of FARA. Boeing said…

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