FVL: Army, Marines, SOCOM Release Ambitious Specs For Future Aircraft
The Army wants a lot out of its Black Hawk replacement, at $43 million apiece -- but the Marines and special operators want even more.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on April 05, 2019 at 1:29 PM
WASHINGTON: To ensure its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft can survive a war with Russia or China, the Army wants radically superior speed and range compared to current helicopters. But a joint Request For Information released yesterday shows that the tech-savvy Special Operations Command and the hard-charging Marine Corps want even more.
The Marines in particular want not only extreme range and speed — because they have to fly from ship to shore and then inland — but additional features like in-flight refueling capability and built-in weapons. The Marines also want a gunship (attack) variant of the aircraft as well as the baseline transport (assault).
https://breakingdefense.com/2019/04/fvl-army-marines-socom-release-ambitious-specs-for-future-aircraft/
