Bell also built a systems integration lab, a systems test center and a manufacturing test center while expanding its overhaul center, said Doug Englen, manager of FLRAA sales and strategy for Bell in the Fort Campbell area. “We are preparing for the future here at Bell,” he said.


Bell is building on 70 years of history with the tiltrotor concept, including the V-22 Osprey that has served other branches of the U.S. military for 40 years now.


“Bell is no stranger to transformative technologies,” said Englen, who flew about 2,500 Army combat missions before retiring.


Lazzara noted that Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville wants transformational speed, range and reach in the aircraft


slated to replace its long-standing UH-60. Lazzara flew the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor for the U.S. military, so he’s quite familiar with the technology and maintains nothing can beat its speed, range and reach.


“This is an aircraft that provides next-level capability,” Lazzara said of the Valor. “Although that technology has been around for so long, we continue to see it do new things and be called upon to do things that only a tiltrotor can do.” The three veterans recently spoke about the Valor during a small online media roundtable.


“The tiltrotor is a fairly easy aircraft to fly,” Lazzara added. “There’s a lot in there that reduces pilot workload...It’s an amazing design and it’s just gotten better, and the second generation is a real opportunity for the Army.”


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