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Revolution in the Skies: The Bell V-280 Valor and the Future of Army Aviation

The United States Army made a game-changing move on 5th December, 2022, by awarding a historic contract to Bell Textron, ...
Defense One

Army Chooses Bell V-280 to Replace Its Black Hawk Helicopters

The U.S. Army has chosen Bell to build a new aircraft that will replace the venerable UH-60 Black Hawk, which has been flying soldiers in combat since the 1970s. Bell received a $232 million contract ...
Jane's Information Group

Bell tunes new V-280 software to enhance aircraft handling qualities

Bell is tuning a new set of software for its V-280 Valor tiltrotor that gives the aircraft improved handling qualities, according to a company official. Ryan Ehinger, V-280 vice-president and ...
Forbes

Bell’s V-280 Valor Just Won the Most Important Army Helicopter Competition In 40 Years

Bell's V-280 tiltrotor has been chosen as the winner of the Army's FLRAA competition to partially replace the H-60 Black Hawk. It’s official. Yesterday, the U.S. Army announced it has selected Bell ...
Business Wire

Bell Places Moog Under Contract For FLRAA, V-280 Valor

EAST AURORA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced today that the company has been placed under contract with Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, and work is underway ...
autoevolution

Bell V-280 Valor Is a Game Changing Military Aircraft, Testing Continues

There is presently only one tiltrotor military aircraft in operation, and that’s the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. The machine just passed an important milestone in March, reaching the 600,000 flight hours ...
Business Wire

Textron’s Bell V-280 Valor Chosen as New U.S. Army Long-Range Assault Aircraft

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) announced today that Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, has been awarded the development contract for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range ...
Defense News

Bell V-280 Valor tech demonstrator retires from flight

The Bell V-280 Valor technology demonstrator has retired from flight but will live on in the company's solution it will soon submit to the Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition.
Defense One

Bell Picks Rolls-Royce Engine for V-280 Valor in Army Black Hawk Replacement Contest

Bell plans to install a version of the Rolls-Royce-made V-22 Osprey engine in the V-280 Valor— an aircraft the company is pitching in a U.S. Army competition to replace the venerable Black Hawk ...
autoevolution

Bell V-280 Valor to Land, Roll, and Brake Using French-Made Gear

It's not long now until the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft enters operation, bringing an end to a decades-old reign in this segment for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. Testing of the aircraft is ...
The Aviationist

Bell V-280 Valor Tilt-Rotor Prototype Receives Tactical Data Link And Performs Sling Load Tests

The Bell V-280 Valor Next Generation Tilt Rotor Aircraft has been involved in the testing of a new Tactical Data Link and external cargo loads. The first prototype of the V-280 Valor, registration ...
Flightglobal

Bell shows V-280 potential as future sensor platform for long-range weapons

Bell has installed a Tactical Common Datalink on the V-280 Valor tiltrotor, a communications device that can pass back targeting data to precision long-range weapons. The company conducted ...