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U.S. Army Taps Contractors To Provide Rotorcraft Demonstrators
Bell Helicopter Textron is offering its V-280 Valor third-generation tiltrotor for the U.S. Army’s joint multi-role technology demonstration. (Image: Bell Helicopter)
Bell Helicopter Textron is offering its V-280 Valor third-generation tiltrotor for the U.S. Army’s joint multi-role technology demonstration. (Image: Bell Helicopter)

The U.S. Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate selected Bell Helicopter Textron, a Boeing-Sikorsky team and AVX Aircraft among contractors invited to participate in the joint multi-role technology demonstrator (JMR-TD) program with new rotorcraft designs, the companies confirmed. They expect the Army will award JMR-TD contracts by September. The first demonstrator flights are planned in 2017.