The Weekly Debrief: U.S. Army Taps Outsiders For FVL Systems Integrators

Mission systems and aircraft systems will be isolated from each other in the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, with bidders narrowed to the Bell 360 (top) and Sikorsky Raider X. Right: An Increment 2 version of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft should arrive about four years after either the Sikorsky/Boeing SB-1 (top) or Bell V-280 enters service in 2030.
Credit: BELL and SIKORSKY CONCEPTS, U.S. ARMY
The future mission systems integrator (MSI) for the U.S. Army’s current and future rotorcraft fleet may not be an aircraft OEM. A request for information (RFI) released in late January by the Army’s Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation defines a new role for an independent MSI for all platforms...

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