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1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Lauren Frias |Talia Lakritz |Henry Blodget

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3 weeks ago | businessinsider.jp | Lauren Frias

アメリカ陸軍は、ベル社の「V-280バロー（Valor）」を次世代の空挺攻撃機（正式名は「MV-75」）として指定した。 このティルトローター機は、老朽化が進む軍用ヘリコプターの現代化を進める陸軍の計画の一角を占めるものだ。 陸軍は2030年代までに、シコルスキー社の「UH-60ブラックホーク」をMV-75で置き換える計画だ。 ヘリコプターのような垂直離着陸に加え、飛行機のような巡航飛行が可能なティルトローター機「ベルV-280バロー（Valor）」を、アメリカ陸軍は次世代の航空強襲機として選定した。現行のロータークラフト（回転翼で飛ぶ飛行機）を、航続距離と速度で上回るべく設計されたこの航空機は、今後10年、アメリカ陸軍の戦闘の在り方を塗り替える可能性がある。 陸軍での正式名では「MV-75」と呼ばれることになった、ベル社製のこのティルトローター機に、陸軍は老朽化が著しい軍用ヘリコプターを現代化する期待をかけている。...

1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Sam Fellman |Lauren Frias |Henry Blodget

While the RCV program was not explicitly mentioned as one of the Army's "obsolete programs," Driscoll said, after putting the RCV concept to the test, the system proved to be "incredibly valuable, but the actual cost ratio just didn't work.""What we've seen, and this has been seen all over the world, is we keep creating and purchasing these exquisite machines that very cheap drones can take out," Driscoll said during a May 6 episode of the War on the Rocks podcast.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Lauren Frias

The US Army's Robotic Combat Vehicles face uncertainty due to shifting Pentagon priorities. The RCV concept is "incredibly invaluable" but vulnerable to cheap drone attacks, officials say. Four prototypes were developed as part of the Army's future plans for ground robotic systems. Robotic Combat Vehicles were billed as the Army's future frontline — uncrewed, unstoppable, and a revolution for ground warfare.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Lauren Frias

The US Army designated Bell's V-280 Valor as its next-generation air assault vehicle, the MV-75. The tiltrotor is part of the Army's plan to modernize its aging fleet of military helicopters. The Army plans to replace the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk with the MV-75 by the 2030s. It flies like a helicopter, cruises like a plane, and could redefine how the US Army fights wars within the next decade.