FLRAA Passes Army’s First Reality Check On Costs, Feasibility

Sikorsky Boeing SB-1 Defiant
The technology demonstration program that funded the Sikorsky Boeing SB-1 Defiant replaces a traditional technology maturation phase in the accelerated schedule for FLRAA.
Credit: U.S. Army
The pace of scheduled milestones on the U.S. Army’s complex course for ushering two advanced rotorcraft designs into service in fiscal 2030 resembles a proverbial path to bankruptcy: slow at first, then all at once. By late 2023, the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) family of systems will be entering...

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