Future Vertical Lift
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ArmyCollins Aerospace Looks to Future Vertical Lift as Opportunity for Vehicle Management Computer
NASHVILLE — Representatives of Collins Aerospace [UTX] believe that the company’s Vehicle Management Computer may benefit the Army Future Vertical Lift program, the company said during the Army Aviation Association […]
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ArmyLockheed’s VTOL Data Fusion Sensor Suite Tested On V-280
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has flight tested its pilotage distributed aperture sensor (PDAS) on a Bell V-280 Valor. PDAS is a multi-function sensor system for vertical lift aircraft that generations and […]
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ArmyArmy Reveals Official Requirements For Future Black Hawk Replacement
The Army could have a speedy, long-range Black Hawk replacement within 10 years, provided the service sticks to its own schedule, as long as the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) […]
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ArmyBoeing Wants to Field Upgraded Compound Apache by 2028
Boeing [BA] has conducted wind tunnel testing of a 30 percent scale model of an AH-64E Block II compound helicopter, which the company believes it could field by 2028 to […]
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ArmyArmy Aviation Leader: Time to Choose a Future Long-Range Assault Helicopter
The Army is itching to leave the demonstration phase and in 2019 launch its official competition for a high-speed, long-range UH-60 Black Hawk replacement, according to service aviation officials. If […]
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ArmySikorsky-Boeing Defiant Coaxial Helicopter Lifts Off
The SB-1 Defiant coaxial compound helicopter prototype, built by a Sikorsky [LMT]-Boeing [BA] team, broke contact with the ground on March 21 for the first time. Neither company released much […]
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ArmyBell Teams With Rolls Royce For Propulsion of Advanced Tiltrotors
Bell [TXT] has entered a partnership with engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce to develop an “optimized propulsion system” for the V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor and V-247 unmanned autonomous tiltrotor prototype. The teaming […]
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ArmyAirbus a RACER in US Army Future Attack-Recon Aircraft Competition
MARIGNANE, France — Airbus Helicopters is responding to the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program with a concept based on its new high-speed civilian helicopter prototype, according to […]
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ArmyArmy Launches Prototype Competition For Future Light Attack Aircraft
The Army has officially kicked off a competition for industry to design its next light scout aircraft, called the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA. Details of the program were […]
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ArmySikorsky/Boeing ‘Defiant’ Utility Rotorcraft Prototype On Schedule For 2018 First Flight
In Palm Beach, Fla., a team of Sikorsky and Boeing [BA] engineers is diligently progressing toward a 2018 first-flight of the SB-1 Defiant next-generation rotorcraft. “We continue to achieve milestones in […]