Sans- Thanks for the article link. As the article stated the Army would like to see some of the technologies being studied under JHL/JFTL/JMR make their way onto existing platforms since these aircraft will remain in service for many more years.
During the JHL program Boeing was given a $3.4M study contract for their
Advanced Tandem Rotor Helicopter concept, which was basically an improved CH-47. There were also spin-off efforts from JHL such as FARDS and ARCD. Sikorsky got one of the ARCD contracts for a vibration reduction system and just
announced some results of testing on a Black Hawk.
Bell signed a $30M contract for a FARDS program that will test multiple new technologies on a 407 transmission. The Sikorsky HMVS definitely seems promising, and some of the drivetrain technologies being tested at Bell look very worthwhile. These types of technologies can be incorporated into existing rotorcraft without too much trouble, so we may see them put into service in the near future.