Joint Multi-Role Demonstrator (JMR-TD)
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UncategorizedV-280 Has Met All Tech Demo Key Performance Parameters in Flight Testing, Bell Says
The Bell [TXT] V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor has met all U.S. Army Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) for the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration (JMR-TD) program in flight testing, and the company plans […]
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ArmyAVX, L3 Submit Team Proposal For Future Army ‘Knife Fighter’ Helicopter
AVX Aircraft Company and L3 [LLL] have submitted a joint proposal for the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competitive prototype program that seeks a next-generation armed scout helicopter to […]
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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 […]
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ArmyBell V-280 Tiltrotor Prototype Achieves First Flight
The V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor lifted off Dec. 18, marking a first for Bell Helicopter’s offering in the Army’s Joint Multirole technology demonstration (JMR-TD). The company did not immediately provide […]
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ArmyOpen Architectures Could Be Future Vertical Lift’s Most Powerful Weapon, Say Chopper Program Managers
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 […]
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Open Architecture Mission Systems Will Determine Success Of Army’s Future Vertical Lift Program
The success of the Army’s revolutionary new rotorcraft will depend on open architecture software standards that can be rapidly reconfigured as much if not more than on the aircraft design, according […]
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