Army, DOD tackling analysis of alternatives for new rotorcraft platform

By Courtney McBride / December 29, 2016 at 8:00 AM
The Defense Department and the Army are in the midst of an analysis of alternatives for the first Future Vertical Lift aircraft, part of a high-profile effort to overhaul the military's rotorcraft fleet. The analysis concerns Capability Set 3, a medium-lift aircraft for which the Army is the lead service and in which the Marine Corps and U.S. Special Operations Command also have interests. The Army issued a request for information for CS 3 in February, and offered an updated...

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