NASHVILLE, TN -- While the initial effort on Future Vertical Lift is focused on a medium-lift platform, the Army's top priority remains an armed reconnaissance aircraft, according to the service's aviation branch chief. Maj. Gen. William Gayler told reporters April 27 during an annual conference of the Army Aviation Association of America that the service has a "critical" capability gap in this area. "How we fill the gap currently with the loss of the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior was, by design,...
