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Marine Corps Taking Close Look At Army’s FVL Efforts To Inform Future Attack/Utility Aircraft

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

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Marine Corps Taking Close Look At Army’s FVL Efforts To Inform Future Attack/Utility Aircraft

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

The Marine Corps is closely following the Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programs to inform its own Attack Utility Replacement Aircraft (AURA) effort, which will likely replace its AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters. Lt. Gen. Mark Wise, the deputy commandant for aviation, told reporters Tuesday that, while the Marine Corps is a few years away on making programmatic decisions for AURA, officials are exploring the potential compatibility with platforms vying for the Army’s FVL lines of effort. “We’re really taking a…

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