Bell MV-75

Rolls-Royce says endurance and altitude testing of the engines for the U.S. Army MV-75 Cheyenne II are due later this year.

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The U.S. Army is looking at ways to do its own aerial refueling and get more training for its special operations helicopter crews, as it works to bring on modified MV-75 Cheyenne IIs for them.

Bell is starting assembly of the fuselage of the prototype MV-75 tiltrotor for the U.S. Army.

Heeding lessons from modern battlefields, the U.S. Army is transforming the aviation branch with autonomous technology at all levels.

Rising costs could trigger a $60-110 million reach-forward loss for Bell on the first production versions of the MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft.

The U.S. Army over the past two years has rolled out major changes to its aviation forces, largely in response to lessons learned in the Russia-Ukraine War.

Future helicopter concepts that are set to shape the next steps in NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability finally have come to light.

The rising popularity of Collaborative Combat Aircraft has spread to the U.S. Army, which is now considering the reusable systems to augment crewed rotorcraft.

The U.S. Army and Bell are pushing to speed up fielding of the MV-75 tiltrotor by shifting acquisition dates, moving up funding and designing initial aircraft.

The U.S. Army plans to match the 18-month acceleration for the schedule to field the baseline version of the Bell MV-75 tiltrotor.

The U.S. Army is grappling with the challenge of compressing a nine-year timeline for delivering the first operational unit of MV-75s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.

The Bell MV-75 is significantly too heavy, putting some of its planned mission capabilities at moderate risk, a new report says.

The Pentagon’s targeting of major Army Aviation priorities came as a surprise to many, and officials question the ramifications.

The U.S. Army wants to speed up fielding the MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) as it reprioritizes its aviation planning.

The U.S. Marines are planning upgrades to their Bell helicopters to increase their survivability, integrate long-range weapons and improve connectivity.

After losing the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and scout programs, Sikorsky is pinning its development hopes on two competitions.

President-elect Donald Trump’s push to select relative outsiders for top Pentagon positions continues with his selection of Daniel Driscoll to lead the Army as its top civilian.

Smaller and lighter radars are becoming upgrade options for the Army’s weight-sensitive rotorcraft.

The fuselage work will be conducted in-house at a facility located at Beech Field on Textron Aviation’s East Campus.

As Bell finalizes the design, Army aviators are relearning how to perform the air assault mission at speeds up to 300 kt.

The upgrade will enable the Army to evaluate autonomy capabilities for the UH-60 and potentially a planned replacement, the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.

The Army's next rotorcraft is still in development, but officials are planning its first upgrade—a big shift in the service's approach to aircraft acquisition.

To help the FLRAA and its occupants survive, the Army plans an array of passive and active countermeasures.

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