Army names its new tiltrotor the MV-75 Cheyenne II

Bell Textron/MV-75 Cheyenne II

At the Army Aviation Association of America conference in Nashville, the Army named the aircraft MV-75 Cheyenne II, after the Cheyenne tribes. It is the first entirely new aircraft type to join the Army since the 1980s.

• Announced 15 April 2026 in Nashville.
• First all-new Army aircraft platform since the 1980s.
• Over 500 tribes were considered before the name was chosen.