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Rotor Air Producers Seek Faster Acquisition Cycle, See Increasing Automation

Thursday, September 21st, 2017

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Rotor Air Producers Seek Faster Acquisition Cycle, See Increasing Automation

Bell Helicopter V-280 Valor prototype readying for first ground run in Amarillo, Texas. (Photo by Bell Helicopter)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. - Officials from three top rotary aircraft producers said that the acquisition cycle can and should be made shorter to keep up with technological needs, adding that they see increased automation augmenting capabilities in the future.Steve Mathias, vice president of global military business development at Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference that all of the future technology his company is working on indicates the defense industry no longer…

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