February 13, 2020
Helicopters Are The Next Super Stealth Weapon That America Can't Afford To Overlook
The concept behind the Army’s joint Future Vertical Lift program is to engineer a forward-looking, future aircraft able to reach airplane speeds and yet retain and ability to hover and maneuver like a helicopter.
by Kris Osborn
Key Point: Helicopters are the stealth vehicle of the future.
Bell Helicopter engineers and weapons developers and looking at innovative ways to reduce the radar signature of their new, next-generation V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft slated to be operational by the 2030s.
While developers stop short of calling the new project a “stealth†helicopter, they do acknowledge they are engineering “stealthy†characteristics -- such as infrared (IR) heat suppressing systems and various fuselage contour constructions as a specific way to make the new aircraft less targetable by enemies.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/helicopters-are-next-super-stealth-weapon-america-cant-afford-overlook-122811
