When it comes to giving the warfighter a definitive edge on the battlefield in future conflicts, collaboration is key, as evidenced at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, in May.
The Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Centerâs Air Launched Effects and Advanced Teaming science and technology program teams participated in the Experimentation Demonstration Gateway Event 21, led by Army Futures Commandâs Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team. More than 600 expert participants from 20 Department of Defense agencies participated, including members of the AvMC workforce from Fort Eustis, Virginia; Huntsville; and Moffett Field, California.
âThe collaboration amongst the engineers, scientists and warfighters was instrumental in the success of EDGE21 and really set the conditions for Project Convergence 21 later this fall,â FVL CFT Director Maj. Gen. Wally Rugen said.
Defiant X: The U.S. Army s New Stealth Helicopter?
The Army is looking for a new helicopter and there is much talk about making it smoother and with a lower heat signature.
Most Army and industry weapons experts, engineers and innovators may not use the word “stealth” when describing the service’s emerging Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (helicopter) program, yet developers are clear to discuss the merits of thermal signature management and finding ways to lower the aircraft’s radar signature.
The Director of Army Futures Command Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional team described this in an interesting and impactful way when referring to the kinds of innovative engineering methods employed in the construction of new, less-detectable helicopters now developing for the 2030s.