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11 April 2024
by Jeremiah Cushman
A V-280 Valor in flight. Bell is modifying the V-280 and pairing it with the V-247 drone to compete for the US Navy’s Future Vertical Lift-Maritime Strike programme. (Bell)
The US Navy (USN) is starting to look for its next-generation maritime strike platform. Bell is offering a variant of its V-280 Valor tiltrotor teamed with its V-247 Vigilant unmanned aircraft for the navy’s Future Vertical Lift-Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) capability, building off the V-280’s selection for the army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) programme.
The selection of the V-280 for the FLRAA programme has increased interest from the other services on the possibilities of the platform for their requirements, Tyler Harrell, manager of Military Sales and Strategy Advanced Systems at Bell, told
Janes
on 9 April at the Navy League Sea-Air-Space 2024 global maritime exposition in National Harbor, Maryland.
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