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.
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"The baseline program, so far, [is] going well. It's a building block," Doug Bush, the head of Army acquisition, said. But for the next iteration, "What else can you do with that chassis? Weapons? Sensors?"