Preparing the industrial base for when the Army’s FLRAA tiltrotor is built at scale

Preparing the industrial base for when the Army’s FLRAA tiltrotor is built at scale
Preparing the industrial base for when the Army’s FLRAA tiltrotor is built at scale

The program manager for the Future Long Range Attack Aircraft breaks down what the supply chain needs to be doing now for production.

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MOSA: A Winning Strategy for FLRAA and Army Current Fleet Modernization

MOSA: A Winning Strategy for FLRAA and Army Current Fleet Modernization
MOSA: A Winning Strategy for FLRAA and Army Current Fleet Modernization

An open digital architecture leads to increased interoperability, affordability, upgrades and enhanced capabilities like launched effects and autonomy.

Army plans for Black Hawk to be Future Vertical Lift testbed for launched effects and autonomy

Army plans for Black Hawk to be Future Vertical Lift testbed for launched effects and autonomy
Army plans for Black Hawk to be Future Vertical Lift testbed for launched effects and autonomy

The Army has received its first two ITEP engines, and a re-engined Black Hawk will fly in late FY25/early FY26.

FARA fallout: A ‘resurrection’ of Boeing’s A/MH-6 Little Bird for special forces

FARA fallout: A ‘resurrection’ of Boeing’s A/MH-6 Little Bird for special forces
FARA fallout: A ‘resurrection’ of Boeing’s A/MH-6 Little Bird for special forces

Special operators had planned for FARA to take the role of the AH-6, but the program’s cancellation “changed our equation,” a SOCOM official said.

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Military innovation and savings: Go commercial

Military innovation and savings: Go commercial
Military innovation and savings: Go commercial

DoD uses FAR Part 12 acquisitions to save hundreds of millions of dollars in “of a type” systems like civil landing systems with applicability to military aircraft.

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How to unlock innovation and savings for DoD: “commercial,” not COTS

How to unlock innovation and savings for DoD: “commercial,” not COTS
How to unlock innovation and savings for DoD: “commercial,” not COTS

Overmatch is fleeting and while traditional acquisitions can’t always keep up with new threats, a different and approved practice can.

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As threats expand, so does the Army’s FVL ecosystem of air launched effects and open systems capabilities

As threats expand, so does the Army’s FVL ecosystem of air launched effects and open systems capabilities
As threats expand, so does the Army’s FVL ecosystem of air launched effects and open systems capabilities

There are many critical connections being made across the FVL ecosystem that will also serve to modernize the current fleet.

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Survivability soars when the countermeasures are infrared and multispectral

Survivability soars when the countermeasures are infrared and multispectral
Survivability soars when the countermeasures are infrared and multispectral

IR countermeasures including missile-blinding lasers need to cover 360 degrees around a platform like Future Vertical Lift, because any gap is a vulnerability.

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RAIVEN: Sensing at the edge and beyond the pixel with embedded hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence

RAIVEN: Sensing at the edge and beyond the pixel with embedded hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence
RAIVEN: Sensing at the edge and beyond the pixel with embedded hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence

For Future Vertical Lift, the Army wants new and innovative technology that transforms their platforms into advanced weapons systems. One such technology is Raytheon Technologies’ revolutionary RAIVEN Turret 1000, first in a new family of EO/IR systems.

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Innovations and open systems pace FVL and the current fleet

Innovations and open systems pace FVL and the current fleet
Innovations and open systems pace FVL and the current fleet

Innovative integration approaches and open systems architecture can bring revolutionary improvements to the performance of FLRAA and FARA, as well as the current fleet.

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Ready for today, modernizing for the future

Ready for today, modernizing for the future
Ready for today, modernizing for the future

Boeing’s innovative solutions help the U.S. maintain global dominance by deterring and defeating the threats of today — for the sake of tomorrow.

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Bell’s V-280 VALOR is the standalone choice for FLRAA

Bell’s V-280 VALOR is the standalone choice for FLRAA
Bell’s V-280 VALOR is the standalone choice for FLRAA

To deter the threat from near-peer competitors, the Army’s air assault mission demands a revolution in capability that only a tiltrotor can provide — not just a faster helicopter.

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What do you get when you combine a light and an antenna for Future Vertical Lift?

What do you get when you combine a light and an antenna for Future Vertical Lift?
What do you get when you combine a light and an antenna for Future Vertical Lift?

You get higher speeds with less weight and drag. Meeting speed, range and payload targets for the Army’s two Future Vertical Lift programs can be partially accomplished with transformational integrations of systems that have never been brought together before.

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Digital technology: A centerpiece of Future Vertical Lift

Digital technology: A centerpiece of Future Vertical Lift
Digital technology: A centerpiece of Future Vertical Lift

The impact of digital transformation on defense technology, using model-based digital design to improve quality and efficiency of production.