There will come a time in the near future when aircraft will seem like nothing we presently have at our disposal. From stranger and stranger shapes to increasingly insane capabilities, aircraft of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

An updated model of Bell’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft on display April 26. Credit: Brian Everstine AURORA, Colorado—An updated model of the Bell V-280 displayed at the U.S. Army’s largest ...

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 ...

The tiltrotor is part of the Army's plan to modernize its aging fleet of military helicopters. The Army plans to replace the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk with the MV-75 by the 2030s. It flies like a ...