In a move that caught defense circles by surprise, the Army announced Thursday that it is canceling its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) helicopter program.
Bell’s Invictus 360, a scout helicopter now being offered to the U.S. Army in the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, has also been making rapid progress with digital computer simulations.
The Z-19 lacks the Comanche’s most exclusive feature: the specially designed hull, sculpted and coated with expensive radar-absorbent materials to reduce its radar cross-section to 1/250th the usual size.