The U.S. Army has signalled its intent to eventually replace the UH-60, launching the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program in 2019, with a new helicopter planned to enter service by 2030. Bell and a joint Sikorsky-Boeing team both entered competing designs. In December 2022 it was announced that the winning design was Bell’s tilt-rotor V-280 Valor, with the US Army awarding an initial contract to develop a prototype by 2025. This award does not guarantee the eventual adoption of the V-280, which would require further contracts. As an Army program, the outcome of FLRAA will not necessarily affect UH-60 variants in service with other branches of the U.S. military.
The US Army has signalled its intent to eventually replace the UH-60 launching the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program in 2019 with a new helicopter planned to enter service by 2030 Bell and a joint Sikorsky-Boeing team both entered competing designs In December 2022 it was announced that the winning design was Bell’s tilt-rotor V-280 Valor with the US Army awarding an initial contract to develop a prototype by 2025 This award does not guarantee the eventual adoption of the V-280 which would require further contracts As an Army program the outcome of FLRAA will not necessarily affect UH-60 variants in service with other branches of the US military