Aircraft
Bell's V-280 Valor Awaits U.S. Army FLRAA Decision
The U.S. Army expects to choose its FLRAA UH-60 Black Hawk replacement in October.
Bell is exhibiting a full-scale mock-up of the V-280 at the Farnborough air show. (Photo: David Mackintosh)
Bell is exhibiting a full-scale mock-up of the V-280 at the Farnborough air show. (Photo: David Mackintosh)

Textron division Bell is preparing for a decision on the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), for which it is bidding the V-280 Valor tiltrotor. The V-280 competes with the Lockheed Martin (Sikorsky) and Boeing Defiant X to begin the replacement of the Army’s fleet of UH-60 Black Hawks from 2035. The U.S. Army has just announced that it will deliver the selection decision in October.


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