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‘FLRAA Will Dramatically Increase The Reach Of Army Air Assault’ U.S. Army Says

Published on: December 6, 2024 at 1:32 PMFollow Us On Google News David Cenciotti

 

The Bell V-280 during a test flight in 2018 (Photos courtesy of Bell)

The U.S. Army believes the new FLRAA aircraft is going to be a game-changer for modern warfare: “Twice as Far, Twice as Fast”.

Two years ago, on Dec. 5, 2022, the U.S. Army awarded the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft contract to Bell and its V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft, marking the service’s largest helicopter procurement decision in 40 years. The Army initiated the FLRAA program in 2019 as part of its Future Vertical Lift initiative to replace a portion of its assault and utility helicopter fleet and, in particular, to eventually  replace roughly 2,000 UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters. FLRAA, however, will not serve as a one-for-one replacement for the UH-60, but it’s intended to take over its roles around 2030.