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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 ...
After nearly a decade of testing and delays, Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls became the first military installation in the U.S. to receive the next generation of support helicopters, the ...
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 ...
Dignitaries gathered for a ceremony marking delivery of the 23rd and final Sikorsky Lockheed Martin next-generation VH-92A presidential helicopter.
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]
Utility helicopter Piasecki Helicopter: The « Army Mule ». 1948 1949 339 Hiller OH-23 Raven: Multipurpose light helicopter Hiller Aircraft: 1948 1950 2000 McCulloch MC-4: Light helicopter McCulloch Aircraft Corporation: Evaluated by the United States Army as the YH-30 and the United States Navy as the XHUM-1. 1948 Never Unknown Sikorsky H-19