European Military Rotorcraft Visions Differ On Need For Speed

Turkish Air Force Cougar

Platforms such as Airbus’ Puma family, including this Turkish Air Force Cougar, are prime targets for the NGRC program. The rotorcraft that emerges could replace hundreds of aging types in the inventories of NATO countries after 2035.

Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST
As NATO and European industry ratchet up their efforts to replace the hundreds of medium rotorcraft that equip NATO countries, there appear to be national differences of opinion about the relevance of high-speed flight. In the U.S., the pivot to the Pacific and a potential engagement with China is...

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