The Future Vertical Lift initiative is a bright spot in major defense platform acquisition. The story of how the FVL vision has come to fruition still holds important lessons even today. The U.S.

The Apache helicopter, long the mainstay of U.S. helicopter power, is set to receive significant upgrades and improvements that will keep the aircraft relevant long into the future. In a... The U.S.

Lockheed Martin has assembled a company-wide team to offer a mission-equipment package for the U.S. Defense Department’s planned Future Vertical Lift (FVL) family of advanced rotorcraft and its ...

This event took place on October 16 at AUSA Annual 2024. The Army’s Future Vertical Lift initiative is designed to ensure forces have the capabilities, support and flexibility needed in all theaters.

The U.S Army is planning to demonstrate the avionics architecture proposed for its Future Vertical Lift (FVL) family of advanced rotorcraft. The proof-of-concept demonstration in late 2014 with an ...

The Army Futures Command’s (AFC) Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cross-Functional Team (CFT)’s 2024 iteration of the Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) concluded earlier this week after three ...