Future Vertical Lift

Future Vertical Lift
The Bell V-280 Valor, an FVL concept developed as a Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator
General information
Issued byUnited States Department of Defense
History
RelatedFuture Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) – cancelled
Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) – in development
PredecessorsJoint Multi-Role (JMR)

Future Vertical Lift (FVL) is a plan 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. The U.S. Army has been considering the program since 2004. 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. The precursor for FVL is the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) helicopter program.