Even with timely development and production, the advanced helicopters or tiltrotors of Future Vertical Lift (FVL) will share missions and technologies with legacy Apaches, Black Hawks and Chinooks. The VFS "Pre-Forum 76 Special Session" webinars in May gave an update on FVL and ongoing helicopter improvements. Army Program Executive Officer (PEO) Aviation Patrick Mason reported his organization is shifting focus from individual platforms to coordinated capabilities. FVL nevertheless remains a family of flying machines meant to go farther and faster than today's helicopters and defeat near-peer threats. Deputy PEO Aviation and FVL program executive officer (now) Brig. Gen. Robert Barrie summarized, "We look to have an affordable platform that we can achieve reach, lethality and survivability with."
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