Future Vertical Lift
Future Vertical Lift (FVL) overview
Collins Aerospace has served the U.S. Army for more than a century with proven, reliable and innovative solutions. Today, we are invested in solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible to help define the next generation of best-in-class military rotorcraft.
From delivering on a flexible, open systems approach to providing advanced design that significantly reduces weight and drag, Collins Aerospace is your trusted partner in empowering overmatch within the connected, multi-domain battlespace.
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MFD-4820 Large Area Display
Rotary-wing pilots can access critical flight information with greater ease and flexibility with the Collins MFD-4820 large area display.
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MFD-4820 large area display data sheet
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AFD-3210 Adaptive Flight Display
Greater functionality for improved mission performance.
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Hoist and Winch systems
Collins Aerospace is revolutionizing hoist capabilities, setting the new standard for safer, faster and more efficient missions.
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Rescue hoist and cargo winch capabilities brochure
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Windshield wipers/wash system
Collins Aerospace Wipers NT windshield wiper/wash system is a revolutionary solution for cleaning aircraft windshields. This new technology is reliable, safe and cost-effective.
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SmartProbe
Collins SmartProbe is a proven and certified air data solution known by regulatory authorities as a mature safety-critical system with a globally recognized pedigree. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) benefit from implementing SmartProbe on new development and aircraft in operation because it reduces aircraft development costs, schedules and certifications.
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Dual band IR flame detection
Collins Aerospace’s hazard-dependent detection products include optical devices that can detect fires or explosions using infrared bands.
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Engine sensors
Collins Aerospace’s innovative technologies deliver the sensor solutions for clean, efficient, reliable and cost-effective engine operation under the toughest flight conditions.
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Piccolo
The industry standard in UAV flight management
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Piccolo™ flight management systems brochure
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Power Drive Systems
Robust, maintainable, supportable. Our proven Drive System Solutions meet the requirements of the world’s most demanding aircraft, for life of the aircraft.
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Power Transmission Systems brochure
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Armored Crew/Troop Seating
Designed with pilots, co-pilots and troops in mind, Collins advanced seating adheres to the highest standards and is developed and tested to improve safety, comfort, reliability and cost of ownership.
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1402 armored pilot seat data sheet
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Cockpit panels and wired systems
Collins’ superior backlit panel design and fabrication offers the experience and flexibility that quickens response times and lowers costs.
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Lighting Systems
Collins’ lighting systems for Chinook and Apache rotorcraft enhance operational functionality in visible and covert modes.
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Cargo On/Off Loading System (COOLS)
Collins Aerospace's Cargo On/Off Loading System (COOLS) provides customers a versatile solution to transform the floor from troop to cargo in less than 15 minutes.
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Utility actuation
Utility actuation systems are a collection of specialist actuators, each designed to perform a single function, such as the movement of doors, valves and other mechanisms that are found on helicopter platforms.
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Air Launched Effects (ALE)
Collins' small, lightweight and open-architected system enables rapid and secure connection of ALEs with the modern battlespace; fusing time-critical targeting data from networked sensors it dramatically increases survivability and mission-effectiveness of aircrews in highly contested environments.
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FlexLink™ adaptive connectivity solution
Through an adherence to open standards, FlexLink's optimized communication, navigation, surveillance, sensors, and survivability solution allows for rapid adoption of new technologies and capabilities to outpace the threat.
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TASE™ imaging systems
Leading source of real time intelligence to the warfighter and first responders.
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Link 16 TacNet™ Tactical Radio (TTR)
TacNet™ Tactical Radio (TTR) is the smallest, most affordable and greatest range for its size Link 16 terminal available today.
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Link 16 TacNet™ Tactical Radio data sheet
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RT-2071C Secure CDL ISR SCISR Radio
Enhancing warfighter capabilities, today and in the future, the Type-1 NSA certified RT-2071(C) SCISR communications radio is the latest and most capable software-defined radio receiver-transmitter offering advanced connectivity to transmit your mission critical data.
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RT-2071(C) secure CDL ISR (SCISR) radio data sheet
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MOSARC
MOSARC™ is the Collins Aerospace open system avionics architecture for Future Vertical Lift (FVL) that separates the air vehicle and missions systems. It is an advanced, integrated avionics digital backbone solution that breaks vendor lock, enabling rapid third-party integration of mission-critical capabilities.
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Perigon vehicle management computer
Advanced computing power, open-system architecture, flexible and scalable configurability. The future of aerospace computing.
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Perigon Vehicle Management Computer (VMC) capabilities brochure
Structural health monitoring
Enhance flight safety, efficiency and maintenance
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Smart Sensing System (S3) Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
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Weapon/payload bay door drive system
Collins Aerospace's helicopter weapon deployment systems ensure speed and accuracy on the defense systems of next-generation rotorcraft.
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FlexLink™ adaptive connectivity solution
Through an adherence to open standards, FlexLink's optimized communication, navigation, surveillance, sensors, and survivability solution allows for rapid adoption of new technologies and capabilities to outpace the threat.
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[LIVE WEBINAR] Future Vertical Lift: A Look at a Leading Success Factor – Weight & Drag
Join us Wednesday, March 17, 12:30-1:30 p.m. ET for a live webinar during AUSA Global Force where we take a look at why weight and drag is so critical to the FVL program and examples of how Collins is optimizing weight and drag across the FVL platforms with our solutions. Plus, ask questions during the live Q&A with our panel of experts.