FVL cross-functional team pursues multiple avenues to air dominance

By Courtney McBride / April 3, 2018 at 9:00 AM
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- The Future Vertical Lift cross-functional team aims "to accelerate selected disruptive technologies" to enable Army aviation operations in a contested environment, over greater distances and through advanced teaming with unmanned aerial systems to "keep us viable in the air domain," according to its director. Brig. Gen. Wally Rugen said March 27 the CFT is pursuing four lines of effort: advanced UAS to enable dominance in contested airspace, a future attack reconnaissance aircraft that is optionally manned and...

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