{"id":50508,"date":"2023-09-08T14:57:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T14:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/08\/ge-aerospace-to-develop-digital-backbone-for-bells-v-280-valor\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:53:27","slug":"ge-aerospace-to-develop-digital-backbone-for-bells-v-280-valor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2023\/09\/08\/ge-aerospace-to-develop-digital-backbone-for-bells-v-280-valor\/","title":{"rendered":"GE Aerospace to develop digital backbone for Bell\u2019s V-280 Valor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Textron\u2019s Bell tapped GE Aerospace to develop a host of digital systems for its much-anticipated Black Hawk utility helicopter successor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The arrangement, announced Sept. 7, will see GE Aerospace working on<\/a> a common open-architecture digital backbone as well as a voice-and-data recorder and a health-awareness network that facilitates predictive maintenance for the Bell V-280 Valor. Financial terms of the collaboration were not disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Army in December selected Bell\u2019s tiltrotor aircraft over the Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant X for the multibillion-dollar Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft endeavor \u2014 described by service officials as among the largest and most complex competitive procurements. The Government Accountability Office later denied a formal protest, clearing a path for Bell production.<\/p>\n\n\n\t