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Italy Air Force chief wants in on US next-gen helicopter tech — pronto
Gen. Luca Goretti said Italy urgently needs to get in on the ground floor of development of the technology to avoid playing catch-up later.

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Italy Air Force chief wants in on US next-gen helicopter tech — pronto
Gen. Luca Goretti said Italy urgently needs to get in on the ground floor of development of the technology to avoid playing catch-up later.www.defensenews.com
Word has it FLRAA will be announced after AUSA next week.Very astute of the Italians IMO.
Some have hinted it was Budget driven and there needs to be more monies allocated.Looks like we will have to wait awhile longer for a decision:
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Army's next-gen FLRAA helicopter will be chosen in 'next few months,' McConville says - Breaking Defense
The timeline for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft award is unclear after senior leaders seemed to push it back from an expected October announcement.breakingdefense.com
Others more cynical than I (if that was possible) have hinted they need to wait till after the midterms to avoid political fall out.Some have hinted it was Budget driven and there needs to be more monies allocated.
PA and CT would be devastated, I doubt the Administration wants that as well.Texas can’t get everything all the time…
Agreed, and TX still has a bunch of 35 happening in it. 👍🏼PA and CT would be devastated, I doubt the Administration wants that as well.
Color me legitimately shocked.
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US Army makes largest helicopter award in 40 years
The Army has selected who will build its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft to replace the iconic Black Hawk helicopter.www.defensenews.com
puts Mirabelle in a good position for bidding on a Canadian needColor me legitimately shocked.
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US Army makes largest helicopter award in 40 years
The Army has selected who will build its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft to replace the iconic Black Hawk helicopter.www.defensenews.com
This bird would probably make a great Griffon replacement......so we won't get itputs Mirabelle in a good position for bidding on a Canadian need
This bird would probably make a great Griffon replacement......so we won't get it
First we need to see what gender impact it can have, Climate impact, cultural impact, regional benefit, etc, etc.This bird would probably make a great Griffon replacement......so we won't get it
We’ll get it…This bird would probably make a great Griffon replacement......so we won't get it
Color me legitimately shocked.
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US Army makes largest helicopter award in 40 years
The Army has selected who will build its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft to replace the iconic Black Hawk helicopter.www.defensenews.com
Wowzers....
"Ideally, FLRAA will be capable of traveling roughly 2,440 nautical miles (or 2,810 miles) without refueling, but also must be agile enough to maneuver troops into dangerous hot spots."
This bird would probably make a great Griffon replacement......so we won't get it
We’ll get it…
Tilt Rotor issues and the landing area required for the Valor had me expecting the LocMart/Sik/Boeing Defiant to come out on top. Not to mention the whole aspect of the LocMart/Sik production line workforce of the BlackHawk. In an era of ensuring supply chains are maintained, adding Bell to the Army was very unexpected.Well, the programme was called the Future LONG RANGE Assault Aircraft. And the Indo Pacific was the preferred theatre.
Don't know about a Griffon replacement but how about a C295 Kingfisher, Twotter, Cormorant replacement that could be additionally purchased to supplement the Griffon and the Chinook? Leave the Griffon for the domestic utility role and add the Valor to move the companies of the Light Battalions and CSOR rapidly around North America (and Scandinavia).