Business Wire

Bell Places Moog Under Contract For FLRAA, V-280 Valor

EAST AURORA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announced today that the company has been placed under contract with Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, and work is underway ...
Aviation Week

New V-280 Model Shows FLRAA Design Evolving

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 ...
Design News

Bell V-280 Tiltrotor Aircraft Continues Progress Toward Production

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 ...
Defense One

Sikorsky and Boeing Challenge Army Decision to Replace Black Hawk with Bell V-280 Tiltrotor

Sikorsky and Boeing are challenging the Army’s decision to replace the service’s Black Hawk helicopters with tiltrotor aircraft manufactured by Textron’s Bell. The announcement comes four weeks after ...
Aviation Week

V-280’s Speed, Range, Agility Right For FLRAA, Army Chief Says

NASHVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. Army’s choice for its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) prevailed not just because of the speed and range, but also its increased maneuverability when dropping ...
Stars and Stripes

Sikorsky, Boeing oppose Army’s deal to replace Black Hawks with tiltrotor V-280 Valor

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s plan to replace the legendary Black Hawk helicopter will get a second look after Sikorsky, the maker of the Black Hawk, and Boeing objected to losing out on the right ...
Yahoo

Bell Textron chooses Fort Worth for major expansion to build V-280 Valor military aircraft

Bell Textron Inc., already one the largest employers in the Metroplex, has chosen its hometown of Fort Worth to build components for the next generation of military assault helicopters. The news, ...
Jane's Information Group

Navy League 2024: Bell targets V-280 manned, V-247 unmanned platforms as replacement for USN MH-60R/S helicopters

A V-280 Valor in flight. Bell is modifying the V-280 and pairing it with the V-247 drone to compete for the US Navy's Future Vertical Lift-Maritime Strike programme. (Bell) The US Navy (USN) is ...
techtimes

V-280 Valor: US Army Completes Largest Helicopter Purchase for its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft

The US Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program has chosen Textron's Bell to develop the aircraft, marking the largest helicopter purchase the army has made in the last 40 years, ...
Business Wire

Textron’s Bell V-280 Valor Chosen as New U.S. Army Long-Range Assault Aircraft

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) announced today that Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, has been awarded the development contract for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range ...
Forbes

As Anticipated, Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky Has Protested the Army’s FLRAA Selection

Despite a delay stemming from the Army source-selection board’s self-audit of its choice of Bell’s V-280 Valor as its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft which pushed the award announcement into early ...