Tag Archives: Future Vertical Lift

The U.S. Navy has asked industry for insights to help inform an analysis effort seeking to identify potential vertical lift alternatives as it prepares to replace its existing fleet of Sikorsky-built MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters and Northrop Grumman-made MQ-8B/C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles, FlightGlobal reported Friday.

General Electric's aviation business has reported design, development and demonstration milestones for its aircraft engines over the past year in line with the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program.

A test pilot of the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter talked about his flying experience and the capabilities of the aircraft's X2 Technology during a webcast hosted Wednesday by Boeing and Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary as part of the Association of the United States Army conference, Aviation Today reported.

Raytheon Technologies will provide an update at the virtual Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting & Exposition on several projects the company is working on for the service branch.

Bell has offered a glimpse into a new facility in Fort Worth, Texas, where the Textron subsidiary will create technologies necessary for the production of tiltrotor aircraft for the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program and other military helicopter offerings.

A business unit of General Atomics has secured an other transaction agreement to provide system design concepts for multidomain operations under the U.S. Army's Digital Guided Missile development program.

Textron's Bell subsidiary has partnered with nine other companies to manufacture a helicopter prototype in pursuit of the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program.

Boeing conducted a demonstration in March to test the capability of the S-100 Camcopter unmanned air vehicle to resupply warfighters with small cargo packages as part of the U.S. Army's Expeditionary Warrior Experiment, FlightGlobal reported Tuesday.

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 for leading innovation and the service branch's modernization initiatives.

A team consisting of Boeing and Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary has conducted a flight demonstration for its SB-1 Defiant helicopter to help inform the U.S. Army's requirements for future long-range assault aircraft, Military.com reported Thursday.

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Gen. John Murray, commanding general of Army Futures Command, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for leading the Army's modernization efforts and improving relations with small businesses.

Textron's Bell subsidiary has partnered with Collins Aerospace as it works to develop a prototype for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program.

A team consisting of Boeing and Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary is slated to conduct ground-based propulsion testing for its SB-1 Defiant compound helicopter after the aircraft completed its first three flights, Rotor and Wing reported Friday.

Textron Systems prepares to deliver Aerosonde HQ, a new unmanned aircraft system, for the initial phase of the U.S. Army's Future Tactical UAS program, which involves assessment by the Army's Brigade Combat Team, Rotor and Wing International reported Friday.

Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky subsidiary plans to resume test efforts for a high-speed helicopter designed to support a U.S. Army initiative, FlightGlobal reported Sunday.