Bell was selected for FLRAA and survived an appeal. (Photo: Bell)
Bell Textron is ready to go to the next stage of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) programme as Milestone B looms. It has long lead items in place and technological improvements over demonstrator versions instituted, as well as having get underway with efforts to improve the supply chain.
Milestone B, described by an official as “due any day now” will create FLRAA as a programme of record and take development to the next stage.
Bell officials speaking at Farnborough International Airshow said the company’s efforts to meet the now abandoned Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme had not gone to
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The first representative Eurofighter Typhoon flew in 1994 and entered operational service in 2003. Two decades later the company is working to ensure the platform’s relevance beyond the middle of the century.
The KC-390 demonstrator was en route to Brazil after a display at the Farnborough Airshow in the UK.
The delivery would mark an end to long delays in the programme with additional aircraft expected through to 2027.
Boeing has seen a renewed demand for the Apache attack helicopter with Poland and Australia becoming customers, while India, the UK, the US, the Netherlands and Egypt have also bought new aircraft or upgraded platforms.
Under mostly clear skies, a couple of showers and the roar of the newest variant of Boeing’s venerable F-15, there was a lot of talk at Farnborough International Airshow 2024 about how to make supply chains stronger in the face of high demands and a lingering post-Covid pandemic effect.
Greece has signed an offer for 20 F-35 aircraft with an option on 20 more platforms.
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