Interview: Bob Sheibley on what budget woes mean for future vertical lift
By: Jen Judson, April 25, 2017 (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
WASHINGTON — In the next few years, the U.S. Army is making major muscle movements to launch its Future Vertical Lift program in 2019, including flight demonstrations of two helicopter concepts starting this calendar year. At the same time, the Army is also preparing to replace the engines in an enormous portion of the service’s helicopters and will award a contract to one of two teams competing to design an Improved Turbine Engine at the end of 2018.
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