I too look forward to seeing this kind of discussion becoming more prevalent as the forum needs some fresh topics for consideration.
Thank you 60FltMech for creating this thread and I shall look forward to more in the future.
A 2016 article, but some interesting points being made re DARPA and its ability to be innovative.
Is there a genuine inability of the US Military (US DOD) to find solutions for the new generation rotorcraft/tilt rotor/or whatever you want to call the new concepts?
https://www.darpa.mil/attachments/DA...ation_2016.pdf
A later article reporting DARPA and Sikorsky UH-60 FBW research.
https://idstch.com/military/air/darp...omous-landing/