The Army is working to tackle a potential requirement for optional manning of the aircraft in the Future Vertical Lift family of systems, as the Defense Department eyes a materiel development decision for the first platform next month. Dan Bailey, director of the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator, addressed the issue during a Sept. 23 panel discussion hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "It will be possible to make it optionally piloted," he said. "We are doing active...
