The Army has awarded AVX Aircraft Company of Ft. Worth, TX, a much-anticipated fourth study contract intended as a set-up for the service's next great helicopter acquisition program, according to an Army official. The company's technology offering for the Joint Multi-Role helicopter includes a coaxial rotor, ducted fan, compound helicopter, Ned Chase, the Army project lead for the JMR technology-enabled capability demonstration, wrote in a Sept. 29 email to Inside the Army. The company will have a 15-month period of...
