GE Aerospace selected by Bell for V-280 Valor Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft
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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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GE Aerospace today announced the selection by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, for work on the development of a Common Open Architecture Digital Backbone (COADB), Voice and Data Recorder , and the Health Awareness System (HAS) for the Bell V-280 Valor.
Key Points:
- GE Aerospace today announced the selection by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, for work on the development of a Common Open Architecture Digital Backbone (COADB), Voice and Data Recorder , and the Health Awareness System (HAS) for the Bell V-280 Valor.
- Following the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program contract award, the V-280 Valor will enable the U.S. Army and its allies to maintain battlefield superiority including transformational capabilities in speed, range, payload, and endurance.
- The GE Aerospace systems will be part of an open, scalable, high-speed data infrastructure consistent with the U.S. Army’s Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) that enables rapid testing, verification, and fielding of mission-focused capabilities for future vertical lift programs.
- Bell and GE Aerospace are incorporating these advanced capabilities on the Bell V-280 Valor and Bell 360 Invictus as part of the FLRAA and FARA programs, and working with the Army to set the standards for quicker, more affordable upgrades in capability as technologies and mission requirements evolve.