Technically, there is no official replacement for the Boeing CH-47 yet under US Army development. Significant progress on the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk’s successor has taken place in recent years, ...

As the U.S. Army moves closer to deciding on which Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) it may choose, evaluations are heavily focused on upgradeability. This makes sense: the Army has... Bell’s ...

It flies like a helicopter, cruises like a plane, and could redefine how the US Army fights wars within the next decade. The Army chose the Bell V-280 Valor as its next-generation assault aircraft, ...

ARLINGTON, Texas—Bell is preparing to demonstrate the autonomous flight capability of its V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor, under the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi Role precursor to the Future Long-Range ...

Bell Textron and the U.S. Army announced that development of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft [FLRAA] achieved the acquisition contract’s Milestone B benchmark, indicating that the two-rotor ...

In early May, Bell completed its final V-280 Valor tiltrotor key performance parameter (KPP) testing for the US Army’s Joint Multi-role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) programme by demonstrating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bell Textron Inc., already one the largest employers in the Metroplex, has chosen its hometown of Fort Worth to build components ...

A V-280 Valor in flight. Bell is modifying the V-280 and pairing it with the V-247 drone to compete for the US Navy's Future Vertical Lift-Maritime Strike programme. (Bell) The US Navy (USN) is ...