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Fulcrum Provides a Modern, Flexible Weaponization System for the Future Of Army Aviation – The Modular Effects Launcher (MEL)

November 16, 2021 Updated: April 25, 2023

Multiple weapons and mission configurations to support Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.

Fulcrum Concepts, LLC, a leading provider of responsive and comprehensive weapons system integration capabilities, answered the U.S. Army’s need for a weapons launcher and developed a jettisonable modular open systems approach with the ability to carry a variety of store combinations, including missiles, rockets, and air-launched effects. The FARA Competitive Prototypes will be equipped with the Fulcrum-developed MEL. The U.S. Army Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team demonstrated during a successful test flight of the prototype MEL on a surrogate UH-60M aircraft in the fall of 2021.

About Fulcrum Concepts, LLC

Fulcrum Concepts, LLC leverages extensive combat experience and advanced engineering capabilities to provide a mission advantage to our customers.

Our strength grows from direct experience solving mission-critical problems in no-fail Special Operations combat environments. We combine that experience with world-class engineering capabilities to develop weaponization solutions that are elegant, lightweight, and uniquely suited to provide an enduring mission advantage to our customers.

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