The tiltrotor V-280, so called in a nod to the Army’s long held goal of a VTOL troop transport that could reach at least 280 knots (322 mph), beat out Sikorsky-Boeing’s coaxial-rotor Defiant X ...

The flight testing also reflects global trends. The U.S., with the V-22 and V-280, has long demonstrated the operational ...

The V-280 can also be optionally manned, per the Army’s requirements. In 2020, the test V-280 flew an entire flight profile, from takeoff to landing, without a pilot’s hands on the controls.

Security V-280 Is Coming: Get Ready for the Army’s New Air Assault Aircraft It flies faster than three hundred knots. Pilots can see through the walls like it is Wonderwoman’s invisible jet.

Bell Textron was formally awarded the contract in December of 2022, after the U.S. Army selected the V-280 to meet the requirements of their program. When contrasted to the coaxial Defiant-X, the ...

GE provides digital backbone, voice and data recorder, and health awareness system for Bell V-280 Valor Enabling U.S. Army’s open, scalable, high-speed data infrastructure ...

Bell Places Moog Under Contract For FLRAA, V-280 Valor Moog to supply flight control content for the aircraft August 24, 2023 04:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time ...

After years of testing and deliberation, the US Army has made the US$1.3-billion decision to select the Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor craft to replace the Army's 2,000 UH-60 Black Hawk utility ...

" We are honored that the U.S. Army has selected the Bell V-280 Valor as its next-generation assault aircraft," said Scott C. Donnelly, Textron’s chairman and chief executive officer.

AURORA, Colorado—An updated model of the Bell V-280 displayed at the U.S. Army’s largest aviation conference here shows that the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) design is evolving ...

Bell Textron’s V-280 Valor. Earlier this month, the U.S. Army decided to go with the V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft to replace the Black Hawk helicopter in a deal reported to be worth more than ...

When contrasted to the coaxial Defiant-X, the V-280 Valor had greater top speed, maximum range, and better manoeuvrability during high-altitude and high-speed operations.