The US Army designated Bell's V-280 Valor as its next-generation air assault vehicle, the MV-75. The tiltrotor is part of the Army's plan to modernize its aging fleet of military helicopters. The Army ...

Bell Textron Inc., already one the largest employers in the Metroplex, has chosen its hometown of Fort Worth to build components for the next generation of military assault helicopters. The news, ...

The V-280 Valor tiltrotor demonstrator, photographed in 2021. The tiltrotor has been cleared to enter its initial manufacturing phase. (Bell Helicopter) The US Army has approved the Bell V-280 Valor ...

Bell engineers completely “took apart” their V-280 tiltrotor aircraft to ensure the platform can perform at an optimal level for decades into the future. Reliability and service life, coupled with ...

Bell Textron Inc. is considering far north Fort Worth for a new manufacturing facility that would build parts for the next generation of military helicopters. The plant off Interstate 35W would employ ...

Tiltrotor aircraft combine the vertical takeoff, hover, and vertical landings of a helicopter but offer the more extended range, higher speed, and fuel efficiency of a turboprop aircraft. The Aviation ...

Bell Helicopter and Sikorsky/Boeing could usher in a new era for military rotorcraft in 2017 when they fly their competing V-280 Valor and SB-1 Defiant technology demonstrators. In the final days of ...

China has flown the first prototype of a tiltrotor aircraft under development by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The aircraft combines vertical takeoff and landing capabilities with ...

The Bell V-280 demonstrator in flight. The US Army's 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, will be the type's first operating unit. (Bell) The US Army's 101st Airborne ...