Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated its Mini-Communications, Navigation, and Identification (CNI) system with open architecture and in-flight connectivity (IFC) capabilities for vertical lift ...

U.S. OEMs and suppliers are striving with the Pentagon to define and develop a modular, open-systems framework for the design of military aircraft and avionics that can make such equipment more ...

This event is to focus on how Future Vertical Lift may be a paradigm shift for the Department of Defense’s acquisition of vertical lift systems. The discussion will further delve into how FVL is ...

Bell Helicopter's V-280 Valor is part of the Joint-Multi Role demonstration being conducted ahead of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program of record. Mission systems are being incorporated into ...

The biggest problem with electric VTOL aircraft is the VTOL system. It's a pain. The world-changing convenience of vertical lift systems comes with a high price tag: they weigh a heap, particularly ...

The U.S. Army has outlined its vision of a mission system architecture for its Future Vertical Lift platforms that will allow upgrades to be fielded rapidly to counter emerging threats and overcome ...

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero), a leading Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) System design, development and manufacturing services provider announced today a Small ...

Third in a series of articles on how the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, formerly the Research, Development and Engineering Command and now part of Army Futures Command, is ...

The U.S. Army’s Advanced Vertical Takeoff and Landing effort could see flying demonstrations of a vertical lift helicopter as early as next year. (Getty Images) WASHINGTON — With Bell Helicopters’ ...

Lockheed Martin has assembled a company-wide team to offer a mission-equipment package for the U.S. Defense Department’s planned Future Vertical Lift (FVL) family of advanced rotorcraft and its ...