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Open Architectures Could Be Future Vertical Lift’s Most Powerful Weapon, Say Chopper Program Managers

Open Architectures Could Be Future Vertical Lift’s Most Powerful Weapon, Say Chopper Program Managers
Artist's rendering of a potential Boeing-Sikorsky future vertical lift platform. Photo: Sikorsky.

The futuristic helicopter that results from the ongoing Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program will be faster and more maneuverable than current designs, but its baked-in ability to rapidly integrate new sensors and mission-system software may be its most potent weapon, according to rotorcraft program managers from the Army and Marine Corps.FVL will eventually result in a family of futuristic helicopters with a baseline design that is then scaled to perform attack, utility and heavy-lift missions. Before that program of record…

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