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SCRA To Manage Vertical Lift Consortium

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, January 4th, 2013

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SCRA said yesterday that it has agreed to serve as the consortia managing firm for the Vertical Lift Consortium (VLC), a consortium formed at the behest of the Defense Department and industry to improve the long-term state of military vertical aircraft and the industry sector that supports those aircraft. SCRA is a South Carolina-based applied research corporation that also manages a number of consortia for various customers, including the Defense Department. The VLC facilitates collaboration among the government, industry and…

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