Questioning Army Sec. About Safety and Costs of Tiltrotor Aircraft, Need to Modernize Black Hawk

Senator Chris Murphy on Tuesday spoke at a Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the Army. In his questions to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, Murphy expressed concerns about the safety and cost of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, as well as the V-280 Valor, a new tiltrotor model which the Army is currently developing for its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. He also underscored the need for adequate investment in modernizing the Black Hawk helicopter to maintain military preparedness, particularly following the Army’s decision to cancel the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program.

[@andrewreynolds4949]

Very vague and generic answers. From my enthusiast understanding there are platform design level differences on the V280 that should make it much more stable than the V22. And the FARA program was probably killed by drones

[@JoseRamirez-tr3ee]

Some politicians and pentagon officials made money off this deal

[@Predator42ID]

Tiltrotors have a better track record than helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. After all, if people were so concerned about deaths and safety, then why invest in helicopters at all since they are death traps