The Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) said the Army has reached a continued investment decision on the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) Air Vehicle Demo Science and Technology program. Program manager Dan Bailey said the decision “requires further coordination” with the four active partners of the Future Vertical Lift Technology Demonstration program. AVXAircraft Co., Bell Helicopter [TXT] Karem Aircraft, and Sikorsky [UTX] have been working on the program. Most recently Sikorsky and Boeing [BA] were…
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