Boeing believes too many public FARA-CP details give its competitors an advantage

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Boeing will not be revealing public details of its US Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft-Competitive Prototype (FARA-CP) proposal because it is concerned that competitors could use them to gain an advantage, the company has reported. Boeing said it is keeping the US Army fully informed on its progress. Shane Openshaw, Boeing Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programme manager, told reporters on 14 October at the AUSA conference that the company is performing a risk review assessment of an initial design and is also moving ahead with long lead activities that will support building of a prototype. Openshaw added that detailed design and prototype fabrication will begin at the end of March 2020 in time for a service downselect to two prototype developers.