Rotorcraft
Rotocraft facility will boost innovation
Why do we need something like this R&D center?
In recent years, the level of rotorcraft research in the U.S.

Why do we need something like this R&D center?
In recent years, the level of rotorcraft research in the U.S. has diminished because the primary responsibility for it lay with NASA, which wanted to focus its energies on space. As a result, the level of research into cutting-edge technologies for rotorcraft decreased, which is one reason why the U.S. has lost market share in the finished product. There is also a lot of talk about further industry rationalization, which may mean we end up having two domestic manufacturers rather than the three or four we had only a few years ago.