Additional FVL aircraft could see other services in top role

By Courtney McBride / December 14, 2016 at 10:05 AM
The Army has the lead role on the first aircraft pursued under Future Vertical Lift, a multiservice initiative to overhaul the Defense Department's rotorcraft fleet, but that may not be the case for further capability sets. Col. Doug Hooks, systems division chief for aviation in the office of the deputy chief of staff (G-3/5/7), explained during a Dec. 6 event hosted by Defense One that future aircraft in the FVL family of systems are likely to follow a path similar...

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