Future Vertical Lift
Abstract
The Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Project's funding provides for the development of a Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Capability Set Three weapon system within the FVL family of systems. FLRAA will conduct air assault, urban assault/security, maritime interdiction, medical evacuation, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, tactical resupply, direct action, noncombatant evacuation operation, and combat search and rescue operations. FLRAA will support the Army, including Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Joint Force, in a contested, near peer threat environment. The FLRAA weapon system will retain the Army's ability to project combat power with significantly increased range, speed, mobility, and payload over current Army and USSOCOM aircraft. FLRAA achieved a Materiel Development Decision approval in October 2016 and the Office of Secretary of Defense granted a sufficiency determination of the Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) in July 2019. FY 2020 funding supported continuation of the FVL Architecture Risk Reduction effort in support of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA); life cycle affordability efforts; planning, proposal evaluations and award of the Competitive Demonstration and Risk Reduction (CD&RR) Phase I effort; University Partnership; and supported key program documents to include the Abbreviated Capabilities Development Document, the Program Acquisition Strategy, the draft Weapon System Specification, the Systems Engineering Plan, the Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP) and the Contract Requirements Package (CRP). FY 2021 funding supports the completion of CD&RR Phase I effort with two project agreement holders culminating with an initial conceptual design and requirements decomposition activities. FY 2021 funding also supports the award of CD&RR Phase II; continued execution of MOSA efforts; efforts to refine affordability; continued development of the CRP; release of the RFP; initiation of the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB); and key events leading to contract award. FY 2022 funding will support completion of CD&RR Phase II effort culminating with an Initial Design Concept Review (IDCR) equivalent to a preliminary design review; continued MOSA efforts; completion of the SSEB; and key events leading up to the initiation and execution of an approved Army Acquisition Strategy and October 2020 Acquisition Decision Memorandum. The Army will award a contract in FY 2022 for the execution of to complete a weapon system preliminary design review, initiate prototype material acquisition and a Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) effort to deliver a virtual prototype no later than FY 2024.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- B47_0603801A_4_2040_PB_2022
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