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February 8, 2024 | International, Land

US Army ends Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program

The U.S. Army said on Thursday it was abandoning its development of a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), a next-generation scout helicopter, after some $2 billion had already been spent on the...

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-army-ends-future-attack-reconnaissance-aircraft-program-2024-02-08/

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