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Army

FVL ‘Absolutely Fundamental’ to Army Maneuver Warfare Against Near Peer, Milley Says

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, April 9th, 2019

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FVL ‘Absolutely Fundamental’ to Army Maneuver Warfare Against Near Peer, Milley Says

Bell Helicopter's V-280 takes its first flight in Amarillo, Texas. (Bell Flight)

The Army Future Vertical Lift program is “absolutely fundamental” to the service’s ability to execute maneuver warfare against a near peer threat, like Russian and Chinese forces, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel on Apr. 9 during a hearing on the Army’s FY 2020 budget request. Milley was responding to a question from Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), ranking member of the panel, who said that the Army’s planned $800 million investment in…

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