
The Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program is grappling with how to fuse requirements from different stakeholders involved with the effort with the demand for a common platform, according to a key decision maker.Richard Kretzschmar, project manager for Improved Turbine Engine (ITEP) and FVL, said Tuesday that Pentagon acquisition czar Frank Kendall in October approved the program moving into the materiel solution and analysis phase. The big part of this phase, he said, is working with the Marine Corps and U.S.…