Sarit Datta
15 Apr 2026
The US Army officially named its next-generation assault aircraft the MV-75 Cheyenne II built by Bell Textron from the V-280 Valor demonstrator. First delivery expected in 2027
The US Army officially named its next-generation assault aircraft the MV-75 Cheyenne II on April 15, at the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit in Nashville. Built by Bell Textron and previously known as the V-280 Valor, it will replace the UH-60 Black Hawk as the Army's primary assault helicopter.
The MV-75 is a tiltrotor aircraft designed for a cruise speed of 320 mph — nearly double the Black Hawk's 183 mph — and it can carry 14 troops with a crew of four. Its rotors swivel from vertical for takeoff to horizontal for cruise, giving it helicopter agility and fixed-wing range.
The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell, Kentucky was selected as the first unit to field the aircraft, with an expected delivery in 2027. The MV-75 is the first entirely new platform introduced into Army inventory since the 1980s.