Bell V-280 Valor
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Bell V-280 Valor

American tiltrotor VTOL aircraft · 2017

The Bell MV-75 Cheyenne II is a tiltrotor aircraft being developed by Bell Helicopter for the United States Army's Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program. It originated from the Bell V-280 Valor technology demonstrator, whose design was unveiled in 2013 and which took its first flight on 18 December 2017. In 2022, the V-280 was chosen by the US Army as the winner of the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program to replace the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.

As of April 2024, limited user tests are planned for 2027 and 2028. The aircraft is expected to deploy in 2031.

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