The Army is considering including optional manning requirements for some of the capabilities envisioned under the Future Vertical Lift effort to eventually replace the military's rotorcraft systems. The Marines in particular want optionally manned aircraft, Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, the deputy commandant for aviation, revealed last month. Col. Ramsey Bentley, Army Training and Doctrine Command's capability manager for FVL, confirmed the Army is considering optional piloting. The Army is the service leading the FVL effort. "The capability to be optionally...
