The Future Vertical Lift initiative is a bright spot in major defense platform acquisition. The story of how the FVL vision has come to fruition still holds important lessons even today. The U.S.

The Apache helicopter, long the mainstay of U.S. helicopter power, is set to receive significant upgrades and improvements that will keep the aircraft relevant long into the future. In a... The U.S.

The Bell V-280 technology Demonstrator. Photo courtesy of Bell. The replacement for the Army’s air assault workhorse UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is more like an airplane, so the service is ...

Lockheed Martin has assembled a company-wide team to offer a mission-equipment package for the U.S. Defense Department’s planned Future Vertical Lift (FVL) family of advanced rotorcraft and its ...

While the commercial aviation sector has been investing heavily in sustainability, the interest from military operators has been far more tepid. Although the US Air Force has provided research and ...

The U.S Army is planning to demonstrate the avionics architecture proposed for its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) family of advanced rotorcraft. The proof-of-concept demonstration in late 2014 with an ...

The Army Futures Command’s (AFC) Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cross-Functional Team (CFT)’s 2024 iteration of the Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) concluded earlier this week after three ...