Abstract:
The Department of Defense (DOD) will design, develop, and field a fleet of air vehicles that will ensure the United States' dominance in the vertical lift domain through the 21st century and beyond. DOD will aggressively pursue the most capable aircraft at the best value by minimizing development, acquisition, and life cycle costs through Joint solutions of multi-role, common core technologies, architectures, and training, emphasizing the ability to conduct safe, reliable and continuous operations world-wide in all environmental conditions. Future Vertical Lift (FVL) is a revolutionary approach to vertical lift capabilities development across Joint operations and is aligned with the DOD Strategic Guidance. Strategic advances in capabilities include: worldwide self deployment; twice the average speed of the current fleet; twice the average range of the current fleet; increased payloads; worldwide operations; increased survivability; common systems approach; buildable and affordable; and is informed by government and industry technology development.