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Graphic shows details of Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor.
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Amerikaanse leger kiest vervanging voor Black Hawk helikopter

December 6, 2022 - The U.S. Army has selected Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor to replace the venerable UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, which has been flying since the 1970s.

Bell received a $232 million contract on Monday – the first instalment of what could be a $7.1 billion deal for development and an initial batch of aircraft. Ultimately, the contract is potentially worth around $70 billion – over decades – depending on how many the Army and U.S. allies order, according to Reuters.

The V-280 beat a competing design from Sikorsky-Boeing – the SB-1 “Defiant” – which features two coaxial rotors and a single pusher propeller, Reuters said.

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PUBLISHED: 06/12/2022; STORY: Graphic News
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