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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

It's been a while since we last heard anything of interest about the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program run by the U.S. Army. So much time, in fact, we kind of forgot there's a Black ...

The U.S. Army is finalizing the design of a new high-speed assault aircraft—the V-280 Valor—intended to replace part of the Black Hawk fleet.

The U.S. Army properly awarded Bell a contract for its V-280 tiltrotor aircraft over a rival bid from Sikorsky and Boeing, government auditors said Thursday. The Government Accountability Office ...

FORT WORTH—Bell Helicopter has been quietly studying commercial derivatives of its V-280 tiltrotor, but says the civil version will only be possible if the aircraft is adopted by the military first.

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 ...

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 ...