A Closer Look At The U.S. Army's Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault Helicopter

The Warzone/The Drive: Here's What's In The Army's Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault Helicopter

The goal is to replace the Army's Black Hawks and some Marine helos, but the new design might ultimately replace a number of other helicopters too.

The U.S. Army has revealed new details about what it wants from its high-speed, long-range replacement for the UH-60 Black Hawk series of helicopters. The service’s goal is to have the first examples of this future assault rotorcraft in service by 2030, with additional variants for U.S. Special Operations Command and the U.S. Marine Corps following soon thereafter.

The Army’s Program Executive Office for Aviation issued a request for information regarding what the service formally calls the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) on Apr. 4, 2019. FLRAA is part of the over-arching Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program, through which the service hopes to replace all of its existing helicopters.

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WNU Editor: The U.S. Army wants this helicopter by 2030 .... US Army plans to field a future long-range assault helicopter by 2030 (Defense News).