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Marine Corps Lays Out Requirements For Next-Generation H-1 Rotorcraft Replacement

Thursday, August 16th, 2018

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Marine Corps Lays Out Requirements For Next-Generation H-1 Rotorcraft Replacement

AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter. (Photo: Bell Helicopter Textron)

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md.--The U.S. Marine Corps is beginning to develop its own requirements for a next-generation rotorcraft and hopes to find common ground with the Army as it leads the Future Vertical Lift program.“The requirements for the Marine Corps for an attack/utility replacement are structured around our operations, our … philosophy reaching an objective from the sea, reaching out at range similar to what the V-22 has,” Col. David Walsh, program director for Marine Corps light/attack aircraft…

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