The U.S. Army cancelled its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program in February 2024 and has been patching the gap with ...

War is changing fast. It is hard for the people who plan for the military to keep up. A new weapon can seem like an idea when it is being made but by the time it is finished it is already old news.

Anduril unveiled the hybrid-electric, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) Thunder uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) on the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow on July 20, revealin ...

Anduril Industries and Archer Aviation are developing a large hybrid-electric armed reconnaissance tiltrotor aircraft with the speed, range and payload capacity of the Army’s future long-range assault ...

Bell and Sikorsky FARA prototypes. Credit: Bell (left) and Sikorsky When the U.S. Army made the major announcement to cancel its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program in early 2024, the ...

The Army relies on “vertical lift systems,” such as helicopters, for reconnaissance and attack missions and to transport troops and equipment on the battlefield. The Army’s fleet of helicopters is ...