Army ditches helicopters for new radical air assault planes
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The Army is trying to accelerate its capabilities and the new tiltrotor for Future Long-Range Air Assault is just what they are looking for. The Defense Department wants the plane ASAP.
It’s easy to see why. The acronym-happy Army says "FLRAA" will fly 1,700 nautical miles without refueling and carry 12 passengers at a speed near 300 mph. Compare that to the 183 mph for the Black Hawk helicopter it is replacing. Dr. Rebecca Grant is vice president of the Lexington Institute.
This aircraft was on pace to enter the Army inventory in the early 2030s.
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