FVL time line mulled

The Pentagon continues to discuss accelerating the acquisition time line for future vertical lift, though fiscal realities remain challenging, according to Ned Chase, the team lead for the FVL Science & Technology Integrated Product Team.

Speaking Thursday at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event on FVL, Chase said there is a “willingness” to try to shorten the process, but that the chances of doing so remain “hard to say” given current funding constraints.

With the first planned FVL variant still 20 years away, the defense industry has expressed concern that the industrial base may not be able to remain viable during that period.