Future Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team

Army Futures Command (AFC) places Soldiers at the forefront of development through Soldier Touchpoints and maximizes NCO and Soldier practical experience throughout the requirements process. Determined not to field a new capability without Soldier input, AFC places prototypes in Soldiers’ hands, in the dirt, and in combat simulations. This approach ensures every new sensor, shooter, communicator, or vehicle has been ruggedly tested in demanding environments against realistic threats. #ContinuousTransformation #WarfighterInformedTransformantion US Army I U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence I U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center I PEO Aviation

FLRAA will usher in a new era of speed and range for Army aviation Like its Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey predecessor, FLRAA’s tiltrotor design radically alters expectations of conventional rotorcraft. FLRAA’s two Rolls-Royce AE 1107F engines allow a cruise speed of 280 knots. The V-280 demonstrator has recorded a max speed of 305 knots. FLRAA will allow the US Army to develop the fourth evolution of vertical envelopment, the Large Scale Long-Range Air Assault (L2A2). Currently, "we cannot actually do Large Scale Long-Range Air Assault today....What the Large Scale Long-Range #AirAssault is, is our ability to deliver one brigade combat team in one period of darkness over 500 miles arriving behind enemy lines able to conduct sustained operations." - Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia, Commanding General for the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. #FLRAA #ContinousTransformation Army Futures Command I Army Futures Command Team I PEO Aviation I U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command I U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center I U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence

Ground robots challenged, battery issues; Transformation in contact hits the Pacific “When we receive equipment from across the Army that is really tested in pristine environments…we’re seeing what it can do in the heat, in the salt, in the humidity, and at some cases, at altitude as they train on the Big Island of Hawaii,” said 25th Infantry Division’s Command Sgt. Maj. Shaun Curry. “Maybe it didn’t work the way we wanted to, but we have the capability of giving feedback to the Army, to development, to industry to try and make it work a little bit better.” The US Army’s ability to #TransformInContact provides commanders with the capabilities necessary to maintain operational dominance over our near-peer adversaries while allowing our #warfighters the opportunity to test technologies and provide real time feedback to our Industry Partners. “At the end of [fiscal 20]25, every warfighting function – including protection and sustainment - will be part of our transformation efforts. The technologies we will infuse in our formations are not years away – they are available now.” - Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George #ContinuousTransformation Army Futures Command I Army Futures Command Team I U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence I PEO Aviation

Vietnam’s heroic ‘DUSTOFF’ crews to receive Congressional Gold Medal Vietnam War DUSTOFF crews are credited with evacuating more than 900,000 people from 1962 to 1973. In addition to the transportation of wounded Americans from the battlefield those Vietnam War evacuations included women, children and even wounded enemy personnel. Those pilots and their flight medics actions greatly reduced the number of casualties during the war. The Congressional Gold Medals and subsequent acknowledgement are greatly deserved to those brave men who served in that critical role. #People #MEDEVAC US Army I Army Futures Command I MEDCoE (US Army Medical Center of Excellence) I U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence I The American Legion I The Dustoff Association

Great week in our nation’s capital to celebrate all things US Army at #AUSA2024. The Association of the United States Army - AUSA always does a great job at helping the #USArmy inform the American people on the status and direction of the preeminent fighting force on the planet. The Secretary of the Army kicked off the conference with the keynote address on “Transforming for a Complex World.” She addressed the recent recruiting success and how the Army is transforming for future contingencies through training and equipping the force. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George spoke at the Eisenhower luncheon laying out the plan for the Army to transform its formations. The U.S Army entered into a Future Rotorcraft Cooperative Program Feasibility Assessment (FRCPFA) Project Arrangement (PA) with the Australian Army. The Aviation General Officer Steering Committee (GOSC) conducted a media round table to discuss the current fleet as well as where #ArmyAviation is headed in the future. There were also industry engagements with current and potential partners. Meetings between US and International military partner leaders. We also had the opportunity to catch up with old friends and colleagues as well as making new ones. Army Futures Command I U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence I U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command I U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center I U.S. Army Contracting Command I United States Army Reserve I Army National Guard I MEDCoE (US Army Medical Center of Excellence) I 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army I Defence Australia

Great week in our nation’s capital to celebrate all things US Army at #AUSA2024. The Association of the United States Army - AUSA always does a great job at helping the #USArmy inform the American people on the status and direction of the preeminent fighting force on the planet. The Secretary of the Army kicked off the conference with the keynote address on “Transforming for a Complex World.” She addressed the recent recruiting success and how the Army is transforming for future contingencies through training and equipping the force. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George spoke at the Eisenhower luncheon laying out the plan for the Army to transform its formations. The U.S Army entered into a Future Rotorcraft Cooperative Program Feasibility Assessment (FRCPFA) Project Arrangement (PA) with the Australian Army. The Aviation General Officer Steering Committee (GOSC) conducted a media round table to discuss the current fleet as well as where #ArmyAviation is headed in the future. There were also industry engagements with current and potential partners. Meetings between US and International military partner leaders. We also had the opportunity to catch up with old friends and colleagues as well as making new ones. Army Futures Command I U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence I U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command I U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center I U.S. Army Contracting Command I United States Army Reserve I Army National Guard I MEDCoE (US Army Medical Center of Excellence) I 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army I Defence Australia

Great discussion this morning at the Defense News panel on the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Initiative. Brig. Gen. Cain Baker, Director, FVL CFT had the opportunity to participate in the panel with Maj. Gen. Michael McCurry, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Futures Command; Dr. James Kirsch, Director, for U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center; and Col. Jeffrey Poquette, Project Manager, Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), PEO Aviation . The panelist, moderated by Land Warfare Reporter, Jen Judson discussed FLRAA, the recent Soldier touchpoint to Hawaii with the 25th Infantry Division, the digital environment, the evolution of manned and unmanned Launched Effects (LE) and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), autonomy, what the #USArmy is learning in Science & Technology (S&T) Efforts, Simulations, and Studies; the Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) 2024, Project Convergence Capstone 5 (PC C5) and Human Machine Integration-Formation (HMI-F), as well as other Aviation related topics. #FVL #ContinuousTransformation #AUSA2024

Great opportunity for Brig. Gen. Cain Baker, Director, #FVLCFT to participate in the Warriors Corner panel “Dominating the Air-Ground Littoral - Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)” with Maj. Gen. Clair Gill, Commanding General for U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence; Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia, Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army; Brig. Gen. David Phillips, Program Executive Officer, PEO Aviation and Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray, Commanding General, MEDCoE (US Army Medical Center of Excellence). It was exciting to hear each of the panelists speak on how transformational #FLRAA will be for the US Army. Its increased speed and range will allow operational commanders to extend their reach to conduct #AirAssault operations while also providing #Army medical professionals enhanced critical care transport capabilities.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the AUSA 2024 Annual Meeting & Exposition: Transforming For A Complex World, next week. Please join us for the Dominating the Air-Ground Littoral: Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) Warriors Corner in the US Army Exhibit Hall A, Booth 1825, or online at: https://lnkd.in/efw5UUDm FLRAA meets two of the six Secretary of the Army Operational Imperatives. - Deliver more combat power more effectively than ever before. - Sustain the fight across long distances and contested environments. Panelist will be Maj. Gen. Clair Gill, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence Commanding General; Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Commanding General; Brig. Gen. David Phillips, Program Executive Officer, Aviation; Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Commanding General; and Brig. Gen. Cain Baker, Future Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team Director. - FLRAA supports the US Army Vision to deploy, fight, & win decisively anytime & anywhere. - FLRAA provides the speed, range, & endurance for sustained land dominance by Army forces. #DeliberateTransformation #DeliverArmy2030 #DesignArmy2040 #AUSA2024 Army Futures Command I PEO Aviation I MEDCoE (US Army Medical Center of Excellence) I 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army I U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence I U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command I U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center I Association of the United States Army - AUSA

“The Army must move with a sense of urgency as it contends with an increasingly volatile and complex world.” - Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are an important component of the US Army’s plan to enable leaders at every echelon from squad to corps with the capabilities required to conduct maneuver operations that place #warfighters in positions of advantage over our adversaries. The attached article provides a roadmap of where the Army is headed and how it plans to get there. #ContinuousTransformation #DeliverArmy2030 Army Futures Command I Army Futures Command Team I PEO Aviation I U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence I U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command I U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center