US EditionArmy Selects 101st Airborne as First to Fly New Long-Range Assault Aircraft
- The U.S. Army selected the 101st Airborne Division to receive the first Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, designated MV-75, by 2030 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
- This decision aligns with the Army Transformation Initiative's goal to speed up modernization efforts as expenses increase and there is a need to develop a new utility helicopter to succeed the UH-60 Black Hawk.
- The MV-75, formerly the V-280 Valor prototype, outperforms the Black Hawk with a top speed of 310 mph and a range of 931 miles to meet the 101st's rapid deployment needs.
- Gen. James Mingus acknowledged that funding reductions pose challenges, yet emphasized that postponing modernization efforts is not feasible, as delays lead to higher expenses and increase the likelihood that aviators will be inadequately equipped for contested operational environments.
- Fielding the MV-75 will enable the 101st to operate more effectively in austere conditions and informs future doctrine, sustainment, and maneuver concepts, with possible earlier delivery than 2030.
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101st Airborne to be the first unit to operate new assault aircraft | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky
The 101st Airborne Division will be the first unit in the U.S. Army to operate and field the newly developed MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft. According to a news release, the announcement was made during the annual Army Aviation Association of America conference in Nashville. The MV-75 is intended to eventually replace the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, utilized by the 5th and 6th Battalions, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade. The aircraft is…
Army selects 101st Airborne as first to fly new long-range assault aircraft
The 101st Airborne Division will be the first to fly the new Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, which is designed to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter by 2030, the Army has announced.
Mingus: 101st Airborne Division will be first to receive FLRAA
NASHVILLE, TN -- The Army's 101st Airborne Division based at Ft. Campbell, KY will be the first division to receive the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus said today during the Army Aviation Association of America conference here. That division was chosen because it is a formation that is built to “deploy rapidly and operate in austere conditions,” and its soldiers fly into real-world contested environments, Min…
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