Glossary / Programs
Future Vertical LiftFVL
FVL is a family-of-systems effort producing the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA, since cancelled). The Army selected Bell's V-280 Valor tiltrotor for FLRAA in December 2022. The program drives not only airframe contracts but also mission systems, power, and digital-backbone work.
Why it matters to your pipeline
FVL is a long-running rotorcraft modernization effort. Subcontractors at every tier are affected: avionics, drivetrain, cabin systems, sustainment.
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Example
Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant lost the FLRAA downselect to Bell's V-280 Valor, a decision that reshaped rotorcraft industrial footprints.
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