As the U.S. Army moves closer to deciding on which Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) it may choose, evaluations are heavily focused on upgradeability. This makes sense: the Army has... Bell’s ...

Pilots demonstrated the capabilities of the V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft Thursday at the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer Bell Textron on Tuesday formally ...

The Army’s Chinook fleet numbers more than 470 aircraft and is expected to serve as the primary heavy-lift rotorcraft for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Army designated Bell's V-280 Valor as its next-generation air assault vehicle, the MV-75. The tiltrotor is part of the Army ...

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 ...

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, ...

FORT WORTH—Bell Helicopter has been quietly studying commercial derivatives of its V-280 tiltrotor, but says the civil version will only be possible if the aircraft is adopted by the military first.

Spirit’s rapid prototyping facility in Wichita, Kansas, designed and assembled the unit in 22 months. The composite fuselage will ship to Bell’s Amarillo, Texas, facility for final assembly.

Bell engineers completely “took apart” their V-280 tiltrotor aircraft to ensure the platform can perform at an optimal level for decades into the future. Reliability and service life, coupled with ...

The US Army designated Bell's V-280 Valor as its next-generation air assault vehicle, the MV-75. The tiltrotor is part of the Army's plan to modernize its aging fleet of military helicopters. The Army ...