US Army picks Joint Heavy Lift concept vehicles
The U.S. Army has awarded five contracts to develop a vertical take-off and landing rotorcraft that can transport a roughly 20t vehicle about 250nm.
Sikorsky was selected to study a coaxial rotor-powered vehicle called the X2 Technology Crane and the X2 Technology High Speed Lifter.
Boeing will study a tandem-rotor helicopter concept.
Bell-Boeing will explore a Quad Tiltrotor with 275kt speed.
Frontier Aircraft will study a 310kt, optimum-speed tiltrotor concept.
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