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The Bell V-280 Valor is a tiltrotor aircraft being developed by Bell Helicopter for the United States Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program. [2] The aircraft was officially unveiled at the 2013 Army Aviation Association of America's (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and Exposition in Fort Worth, Texas.
Future Vertical Lift (FVL) is a plan [1] to develop a family of military helicopters for the United States Armed Forces. Five different sizes of aircraft are to be developed, sharing common hardware such as sensors, avionics, engines, and countermeasures. [2] The U.S. Army has been considering the program since 2004. [3]
KC-Z Next Generation Air-Refueling System: Tanker/Transport: Air Force: To enter service around 2040 [9] High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System: ISR/SIGINT: Army: To enter service around 2027. [10] Helicopters; Future Vertical Lift Helicopters: Multirole Helicopters: Army: Version to enter service between 2025-2035. [11] Bell V-280 ...
The race is on to build the U.S. Army's new super-helicopter -- and competition is heating up. As of March, four companies, and teams of companies, had submitted proposals to the Army to build a ...
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The Boeing-Sikorsky team is seen to have an advantage with their large industrial base that may result in wider support from Congress. Their transport helicopters are the most-used in the Army currently. [12] Up to 2013, Sikorsky and partners have spent $250 million on X2 and Raider. [6] The team and aircraft will be separate from the S-97 ...
The V-22 Osprey is a troop transport with a helicopter's versatility and a turboprop's speed. But the V-22 has crashed several times since becoming operational in 2007, killing over 50 people.
The US Army released a draft solicitation on June 22, 2018 for reconnaissance helicopter proposals, with the intent to have two flying prototype designs by 2023, which will compete for the final award. [8] [9] On October 3, 2018, the Army released its formal request for proposal and outlined its proposed schedule: [5]