Black Hawk’s Tiltrotor Successor Struggles Through Political and Military Turbulence

Black Hawk’s tiltrotor successor struggles through political and military turbulence

The Army has announced the future of air assault: the MV-75, designed to sweep into battle at more than 320 mph, skimming treetops before seeming to stop in midair as its rotors pivot to a vertical for landing. But that future isn’t here yet.

US Army Officially Designates FLRAA as the MV-75 and Gives it New Special Forces Capabilities

On May 14, the US Army announced that the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft would be officially designated the MV-75. Previously the vehicle was known by its Bell Textron name, the V-280 Valor, however, this was for internal use prior to the companies victory in the Joint-Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program (JMR-TD). The Bell V-280 Valor in flight test during the JMR-TD program (Bell) Whether the US Army will continue its tradition of na…

Bell demonstrates Future Long Range Assault Aircraft virtual prototype to U.S. Army - Helicopters Magazine

Bell Textron Inc. joined team members of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program to provide a status update and a demonstration of a virtual prototype