Political headwinds stall Black Hawk’s successor program
Colton Jones
May 28, 2025
Modified date: May 28, 2025
The U.S. Army has designated the 101st Airborne Division as the first unit to receive the new MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft, a next-generation platform set to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk as part of the Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program.
The MV-75, developed by Bell and Lockheed Martin and based on the V-280 Valor prototype, is designed to fly faster and farther than any current rotorcraft in the Army’s inventory.
According to the Army, the aircraft can exceed speeds of 320 miles per hour and carry up to 14 troops into combat, with the capability to extract casualties on return missions.
“This aircraft changes how we move forces — it changes the geometry of ground combat,” said Gen. James Mingus, the Army vice chief of staff.
Although the MV-75 will not enter operational service with the 101st until 2030, Army officials hope acquisition reforms announced last month by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could bring that date forward.
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