Bell Textron has contracted Safran Defense & Space Inc (DSI) to provide flight testing solutions in support of the US Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) programme. This move marks a ...

The S-97 Raider is Sikorsky’s proto-prototype for the Future ... Hawk with a high-speed Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). It’ll pick between Bell’s V-280 and the Sikorsky-Boeing ...

Sikorsky’s X2-based offering is a contender for NATO’s Next-Generation Rotorcraft, which is slated to replace about 900 helicopters across member countries starting in 2035. Credit: Lockheed ...

A Bell spokesperson confirmed that V-280 Valor fuselage construction for FLRAA — taking place near the home of Textron Aviation Defense off of Greenwich Road, south of Central Avenue — will ...

Sikorsky on Jan. 29 said it has started ground runs with the new GE Aerospace [GE] T901 engines integrated on a Black Hawk helicopter, ahead of the first test flight later this year. GE Aerospace ...

The engine maker GE Aerospace announced today that the initial ground runs had been completed at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach facility. Conducted ahead of test flying, the tests confirmed the basic ...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has conducted a successful test launch of a new long-range missile from a Bell AH-1Z attack helicopter. The work took place in November 2024 and saw an AH-1Z conduct a ...

Textron Systems and Industrials segments also saw a slight decline in sales, while Bell segment revenue was up 5%, amid higher volume on the FLRAA program. Textron’s segment profit margin ...

Called the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), the service plans to take advantage of the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) and Digital Engineering Ecosystem (DEE) to ensure affordable ...