On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Maj. Gen. Wally Rugen, USA, the director of the Future Vertical Lift cross-foundational team at US Army Futures Command, discusses when the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft contract will be awarded, lessons from FLRAA that are applicable to the Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft, flexible requirements and speeding acquisitions; Elbit Systems of America CEO Raanan Horowitz on innovation, Buy American concerns, and rising labor and material costs; and Chris Dougherty of the Center for a New American Security on US Army leadership messaging with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
