Four companies selected for U.S. Army’s Joint Multi Role demonstrator

AVX Aircraft, Bell/Lockheed, Karem and a Sikorsky/Boeing team have been shortlisted by the U.S. Army for Phase one of the Joint Multi Role technology demonstration.

AVX and Sikorsky/Boeing are offering coaxial-rotor aircraft will the other two contestants are going ahead with tiltrotor designs.

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