Army continues to shape future aircraft strategy

By Ashley Tressel / April 18, 2019 at 2:35 PM
NASHVILLE, TN -- Army National Guard units will be among the first to receive the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, named the No. 2 priority of the Future Vertical Lift effort, according to the service's vice chief of staff. Gen. James McConville told an audience at the Army Aviation Association of America's annual summit here this week that the service sees the FLRAA "being fielded initially to those units who have forced or early entry-type missions, like the 101st Airborne Division,...

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