Page 49 - Australian Defence Magazine July-August 2021
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JULY-AUGUST 2021 | WWW.AUSTRALIANDEFENCE.COM.AU
FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT 49
THE FUTURE OF BATTLEFIELD AVIATION
While Defence is spending around $8 billion between now and sometime in the 2030s on today’s helicopters, in the shape of Apache attack helicopters, light Special Forces support aircraft and additional Chinooks, the US Army is investing in tomorrow’s vertical lift capability.
NIGEL PITTAWAY | MELBOURNE
ABOVE: A Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky-Boeing team is offering the SB-1 Defiant X for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA).
LM-SIKORSKY-BOEING
