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.

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) today announced it secured a $506M contract for the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team (FVL CFT) and Program Executive ...

The Army has announced the future of air assault, choosing the “Screaming Eagles” of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., as first in line to fly the new MV-75 tiltrotor. The MV-75 is ...

On Friday, defense contractors Boeing and United Technologies announced they are teaming up to bid on phase 1 of the U.S. Army's Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) program. JMR TD is ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – The Program Executive Office Aviation and the Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team (FVL CFT) are hosting the Launched Effects Special User Demonstration (LE SUD ...

After decades of service, the UH-60 Black Hawk began to show its limits in speed and range, prompting the U.S. military to search for a successor under the Future Vertical Lift program. Bell’s V-280 ...

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant was designed to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk as part of the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program. Featuring twin coaxial rotors and a rear propeller, it combined ...

The priorities for the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program include improvements in speed and range as well as new sensors and targeting technologies. The new generation of rotorcraft should ...