| Future Vertical Lift | |
|---|---|
 The Bell V-280 Valor, an FVL concept developed as a Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator | |
| General information | |
| Issued by | United States Department of Defense |
| History | |
| Related | Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) – cancelled Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) – in development |
| Predecessors | Joint Multi-Role (JMR) |
Future Vertical Lift (FVL) is a plan[1] to develop a family of military helicopters for the United States Armed Forces. Five different sizes of aircraft are to be developed, sharing common hardware such as sensors, avionics, engines, and countermeasures.[2] The U.S. Army has been considering the program since 2004.[3] FVL is meant to develop replacements for the Army's UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook, and OH-58 Kiowa helicopters.[4][5] The precursor for FVL is the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) helicopter program.[6]
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FVL is complicated. It is not a program but a plan to replace all of the U.S. military's rotorcraft
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- ^ "AVX Presses Case For Coaxial-Rotor JMR Demonstrator". Aviation week. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2021.