DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe Bell Boeing [NYSE:BA] V-22 team recently delivered its 400th aircraft, a CV-22 for U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. The first production V-22 was delivered on May 24, 1999, and today deliveries occur under the Multi-year Procurement III contract valued at $5 billion. That contract runs through 2024 and includes variants for the Marines, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bell-boeing-delivers-400th-v-22-osprey-tiltrotor-aircraft-75719/

DefenceTalkBell Textron Inc. has been selected as a project agreement holder for the competitive demonstration and risk reduction (CD&RR) effort as part of the U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. Under the agreement Bell will deliver a refined V-280 Valor design, with supporting technical documentation, that builds on the data captured during […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bell-v-280-valor-selected-for-future-long-range-assault-aircraft-competition-74857/

The Army secretary along with senior Army officials joined industry leaders last week to get a closer look at cutting-edge capabilities for future vertical lift ahead of the fiscal year 2030 goal to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk. Developers from Bell Textron, a Texas-based aerospace manufacturer, demoed their part-aircraft, part-helicopter — Bell V-280 Valor — […]

DefenceTalkThe Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. and Boeing, has successfully completed an initial test of the V-22 Osprey performing as an aerial refueling tanker. Adding this capability to the tiltrotor aircraft would further advance its versatility in combat, humanitarian and ship-based operations. In the August demonstration over north […]https://www.defencetalk.com/bell-boeing-v-22-osprey-deploys-refueling-equipment-in-flight-test-48967/