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MV-75 Cheyenne II

by Bell TextronUS

Let the Army carry a squad twice as fast and twice as far as a Black Hawk, so troops and casualties can move across the huge distances of a Pacific war.

ProtoStage 2 of 5

Test aircraft in assembly; first due to the Army for testing end-2026 or early 2027, date not yet firm.

Updated Jun 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · First test aircraft delivered to the Army
  1. V-280 Valor demonstrator first flightDec 2017Complete.
  2. Army selects Bell for FLRAA ($1.3B contract)5 Dec 2022Complete.
  3. Milestone B: build of six prototypes approved2 Aug 2024Complete.
  4. Named MV-75 Cheyenne II15 Apr 2026Complete.
  5. First test aircraft delivered to the ArmyTarget Q4 2026Current milestone.
  6. First prototype flightTarget 2027+12 mooriginally 2026Not yet reached.
  7. First battalion of 24 aircraft fieldedTarget 2030Not yet reached.

Most important updates

Upcoming

  1. Q4 2026First test aircraft delivered to the Army (next)
  2. 2027First prototype flight+12 mooriginally 2026
  3. 2030First battalion of 24 aircraft fielded
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