BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The chief executive of Bell Helicopter said on Wednesday he was confident that the company's concept for the U.S. Army's next-generation helicopter would be selected for flight ...

It's been a while since we last heard anything of interest about the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program run by the U.S. Army. So much time, in fact, we kind of forgot there's a Black ...

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 ...

Sikorsky Aircraft announced Wednesday that it's challenging the U.S. Army's decision from earlier this month to award the service's next-generation helicopter contract to Bell Textron's design. The ...

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 ...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced Thursday it denied a protest filed by Sikorsky Aircraft, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, and Boeing over the U.S. Army’s decision to award the ...

The U.S. Army is finalizing the design of a new high-speed assault aircraft—the V-280 Valor—intended to replace part of the Black Hawk fleet.

The U.S. Army properly awarded Bell a contract for its V-280 tiltrotor aircraft over a rival bid from Sikorsky and Boeing, government auditors said Thursday. The Government Accountability Office ...

Sikorsky and Boeing are challenging the Army’s decision to replace the service’s Black Hawk helicopters with tiltrotor aircraft manufactured by Textron’s Bell. The announcement comes four weeks after ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s plan to replace the legendary Black Hawk helicopter will get a second look after Sikorsky, the maker of the Black Hawk, and Boeing objected to losing out on the right ...