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The US Army completed its largest helicopter purchase deal with Textron Bell's V-280 Valor. The US Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program has chosen Textron's Bell to develop the aircraft, marking the largest helicopter purchase the army has made in the last 40 years, according to Defense News.
France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom will work on the concept together, while European industry will work to keep their American competitors out.
The question of whether the Defense Department or the primes should own all the data rights to various elements of the FVL program is a simplistic, false choice, says a CSBA senior fellow.
The Pentagon needs to think differently about investments, Marine Commandant Gen. David Berger said.