Bell Helicopter’s Bell V-280 Valor has been selected by the US Army for the Joint Multi-Role
(JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) program.
The US Army is expected to award JMR-TD contracts by
September 2013, with first flight scheduled for 2017.
The Bell V-280 Valor is designed to offer the US Army the
highest levels of maturity and technical readiness.
After reviewing several JMR-TD proposals from various
manufacturers, the U.S. Army evaluation team classified Bell Helicopter’s
offering as a Category I proposal.
The JMR-TD program is the science and technology precursor to
the Department of Defense’s estimated $100 billion Future Vertical Lift program
expected to replace between 2000-4000 medium class utility and attack
helicopters.
The US Army and Department of Defense are seeking leap-ahead capabilities and
have identified a speed of 230+ knots as a key discriminating capability.
Bell Helicopter's third generation V-280 Valor has been selected by the US Army for the Joint Multi-Role program.
