Bell Picks Collins Aerospace to Supply Five Mission Systems for Army’s MV-75 FLRAA

Overview

• Collins Aerospace, which Bell selected Monday, will equip the Army’s next-generation MV-75 assault aircraft with key onboard hardware.
• The contracts cover main power generation, an interconnect drive system, the SmartProbe air data system, cockpit seating, and an ice protection system.
• Bell and Collins plan to use commercial acquisition authorities that let the Army buy proven gear faster, a route meant to cut schedule risk.
• Work will run across Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia under Army Contracting Command–Redstone Arsenal support tied to Contract W58RGZ-23-C-0001.
• The MV-75 is a tiltrotor based on Bell’s V-280, designed to fly about 300 knots with roughly twice the Black Hawk’s combat radius, with first production expected around 2030.