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The US Army is restructuring its investment in rotary aviation, cutting the Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototyping activities.

The U.S. Army has canceled the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft program, bringing a swift end to years of development.

The Army is giving up on a scout helicopter development program after spending $2 billion on it, opting instead to pursue more affordable drone alternatives.

Army officials announced Thursday the agency will discontinue development of its Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program.

The Army canceled the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program after spending $2 billion on the program as part of a major aviation overhaul.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Army will discontinue its Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) development program and focus on the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) and updates to existing helicopter models in a major shift in strategy, the service announced in a statement.

The Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft was the Army’s latest attempt to replace the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior.

News coverage of the Army’s plan to replace its cold war rotorcraft fleet has focused recently on selection of a successor to the ubiquitous Black Hawk…

Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, said the effectiveness of high- and low-tech fighting was "pushing into our guiding principles."

The service has already asked vendors to come back with digital engineering “artifacts” and designs for two of its six modernization priorities, Army Under Secretary Gabe Camarillo told reporters.