Defense.gov, January 29, 2021 - The US Navy launched an analysis of alternatives (AoA) for a Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Maritime Strike (MS) aircraft to start developing a replacement for the Sikorsky MH-60R and MH-60S Seahawk helicopters and Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout drone in the 2030s.
“The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N98) has directed an AoA be conducted to support efforts to identify cost-effective alternatives to fill capability gaps in the MH-60R/S and MQ-8C as they begin to reach their end of service in the 2030s.”
“The MH-60 Seahawk helicopters and the MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles are the pillars of the naval helicopter concept of operations for the 21st Century. The Warfighting Capability provided, whether deployed as Carrier Air Wing squadrons embarked on aircraft carriers under the leadership of carrier air wing commanders or as Expeditionary squadrons embarked on LHAs/LHDs, surface combatants and logistics vessels, is broad and unparalleled in naval warfare”
In its request for information (RFI), the US Navy noted the different mission areas that the FVL MS platform would be required to fulfil:
- Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (ISR&T)
- Surface Warfare (SUW)
- Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
- Mine Counter Measures (MCM)
- Air Warfare (AW)
- Electronic Warfare (EW)
- Search and Rescue (SAR)
- Command and Control
- SOF Support
- Embark Aviation and Air Capable Ships
- Conduct Logistics
- Conduct Patient Movement (medevac)
- Signature Control
The RFI is for planning purposes and was published on January 28 on the beta.sam.gov US government procurement website
“The Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N98) has directed an AoA be conducted to support efforts to identify cost-effective alternatives to fill capability gaps in the MH-60R/S and MQ-8C as they begin to reach their end of service in the 2030s.”
“The MH-60 Seahawk helicopters and the MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles are the pillars of the naval helicopter concept of operations for the 21st Century. The Warfighting Capability provided, whether deployed as Carrier Air Wing squadrons embarked on aircraft carriers under the leadership of carrier air wing commanders or as Expeditionary squadrons embarked on LHAs/LHDs, surface combatants and logistics vessels, is broad and unparalleled in naval warfare”
In its request for information (RFI), the US Navy noted the different mission areas that the FVL MS platform would be required to fulfil:
- Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting (ISR&T)
- Surface Warfare (SUW)
- Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
- Mine Counter Measures (MCM)
- Air Warfare (AW)
- Electronic Warfare (EW)
- Search and Rescue (SAR)
- Command and Control
- SOF Support
- Embark Aviation and Air Capable Ships
- Conduct Logistics
- Conduct Patient Movement (medevac)
- Signature Control
The RFI is for planning purposes and was published on January 28 on the beta.sam.gov US government procurement website
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| Sounds like the new Naval vertical lift Generation is knocking at the. I am looking forward to See which config will win. Speed? |
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