DSEI 2015: FVL milestone on horizon
The US military’s ambitious rotary-wing modernisation programme, known as Future Vertical Lift (FVL), is on track to complete its first major milestone in 2016, according to Pentagon officials.
Speaking at The Future of Rotorcraft conference in London on September 14, FVL programme manager at PEO Aviation, Richard Kretzschmar, said a crucial Material Development Decision (MDD) was expected to take place next October.
The MDD allows the military to begin an ‘analysis of alternatives’ and effectively launches the FVL’s acquisition process. No set requirements have yet been outlined, but each service as well as industry has contributed to early studies
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