Thursday, November 20, 2008

JHL

Also Known As
Joint Heavy Lift

Origin
United States of America

Program Status:
Under Development

Description: The Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) program intended to produce a theater tactical transport aircraft capable of lifting heavyweight loads vertically. The end customer for the JHL aircraft would be the US Army. To date, DoD has selected three industry teams for the conceptual design and analysis phase of JHL program: Karem Aircraft and Lockheed Martin with the Optimum Speed Tilt-Rotor (OSTR) design; Boeing and Bell Helicopter with the Advanced Tandem Rotor Helicopter (ATRH) and QuadTiltrotor (QTR) aircraft; and Sikorsky with its X2 Technology Demonstrator.

News
Lockheed Martin and Karem Aircraft Team to Support Joint Heavy Lift Program

Lockheed Martin Joins Karem Aircraft to Support DoD Joint Heavy Lift Program

Boeing Awarded Contracts for Joint Heavy Lift Program

US Government Boosts X2 Technology Demonstrator

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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