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

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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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