Bell Helicopter announced that the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor has achieved a hundred percent build completion, moving one step closer to its first flight this fall. V-280 has been designed to provide improvements in speed, range and operational productivity. The tiltrotor has a range of 500-800 nautical miles, a troop capacity for a crew of 4 and 14 troops and a maximum speed of 280 knots.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)