{"id":64538,"date":"2026-04-16T21:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=64538"},"modified":"2026-04-24T06:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T04:42:31","slug":"bell-shows-what-the-mv-75-cheyenne-ii-will-look-like-in-action-and-its-special-operations-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/04\/16\/bell-shows-what-the-mv-75-cheyenne-ii-will-look-like-in-action-and-its-special-operations-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Bell shows what the MV-75 Cheyenne II will look like in action and its special operations version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we have news about the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor, the replacement for the UH-60 Black Hawk in the US Army.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/01\/17\/the-pros-and-cons-of-the-mv-75-the-uh-60-black-hawks-replacement-in-the-us-army\/\">The pros and cons of the MV-75, the UH-60 Black Hawk's replacement in the US Army<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/12\/06\/the-us-army-already-has-a-replacement-for-the-sh-60-black-hawk-the-bell-v-280-valor\/\">The US Army already has a replacement for the UH-60 Black Hawk: the Bell V-280 Valor<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/helicopters\/us-army-designates-next-generation-bell-tiltrotor-as-mv-75\/162977.article\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In May 2025, the US Army decided to designate the V-280 as the MV-75<\/a>. The M is assigned to multi-purpose aircraft and the V to tiltrotor aircraft. The 75 is an allusion to the year the U.S. Army was founded, 1775. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USArmy\/status\/2044433500556685600\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yesterday, the U.S. Army announced that the MV-75's nickname will be \"Cheyenne II\"<\/a>, continuing its tradition of naming its helicopters after Native American tribes. The U.S. Army released this video to announce it:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: The U.S. Army has officially named its next-generation MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft the &quot;Cheyenne II.&quot; Announced today at the Army Aviation Association of America\u2019s annual conference, this advanced aircraft marks a new era in technology and capability.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DzYHvDkQK5\">pic.twitter.com\/DzYHvDkQK5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Army (@USArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USArmy\/status\/2044433500556685600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>The name \u201cCheyenne II\u201d was chosen in reference to the<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lockheed_AH-56_Cheyenne\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne<\/a>, an attack helicopter of which 10 prototypes were built. The AH-56 made its maiden flight on September 21, 1967, and competed with the AH-64 Apache, but the program was canceled in 1972.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today, Bell released a computer-animated video showing what the MV-75 Cheyenne II will look like in action<\/strong>. The U.S. company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellflight.com\/products\/bell-mv-75?vimeoid=1183320287\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has noted<\/a> that the name was chosen as <em>\u201c<strong>a tribute to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes known for adaptability, endurance and a fierce warrior ethos.<\/strong> The MV-75 Cheyenne II reflects these traits as it transforms battlefield geometry and accelerates the Army\u2019s next generation of capability.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet the Cheyenne II\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X-hQiibTHYg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>In the video, we can see different variants of the MV-75. Below, we can see the basic version<\/strong>, which will likely be designated as the MV-75A, a multi-mission aircraft used <strong>primarily for troop and cargo transport<\/strong>, the same missions currently carried out by its predecessor, the UH-60, to which it bears a striking resemblance despite being two very different aircraft.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211803513_157d313006_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211803513_05e8c5d424_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>We also see the MV-75 as a platform for Air-Launched Effects (ALE)<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/downloads\/2020\/08\/21\/16bd7601\/ale-peo-avn.pdf\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener\u201d noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the name the U.S. Army gives to a family of small unmanned aerial systems (UAS)<\/a> that are autonomous or semi-autonomous and used in various missions: surveillance, target tracking, jamming, communications, and attack. <strong> In the image, we see four ALE launch tubes on the port side of the MV-75<\/strong> and what appears to be an UAS <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anduril_Altius#\/media\/File:Area-I_Altius-600.jpg\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener\u201d noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anduril\/Area-I ALTIUS-600<\/a> already in flight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211650171_a089ef5621_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211650171_ac4ea92434_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bell's video also shows the medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) version of the MV-75.<\/strong> We can see various sensors on the nose of the aircraft. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/airsuperiorx\/status\/2044561074553307468\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@airsuperiorx<\/a>, these would be a DVEPS, a Limited Interim Missile Warning System (LIMWS), a Radar Warning Receiver (RWR), and an L3Wescam MX-15D electro-optical system (the spherical-shaped display).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211893784_0d69e7702a_o.jpg rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211893784_0c50af841e_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>In the final part of the video, we see what would be the special operations version<\/strong>, designed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/tag\/160th-special-operations-aviation-regiment-airborne\/\">160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) 160th SOAR \u201cNight Stalkers\u201d<\/a> of the U.S. Army, which provides transport to various units under the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), such as the Navy SEALs and Delta Force. Recall that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/01\/17\/the-pros-and-cons-of-the-mv-75-the-uh-60-black-hawks-replacement-in-the-us-army\/\">the MV-75 will replace part of the U.S. Army\u2019s UH-60 fleet, including some of the Night Stalkers\u2019 MH-60s<\/a>, an upgraded version of the Black Hawk built to meet the requirements of the 160th SOAR.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55212051815_9b95323cf5_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55212051815_bab7d47507_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the nose of the aircraft, we can see the characteristic sensors of<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/05\/26\/los-helicopteros-de-operaciones-especiales-de-los-night-stalkers-del-ejercito-de-eeuu\/\">the current Night Stalkers aircraft<\/a>, as well as a refueling probe on the starboard side. <strong>An important new feature of the MV-75 for special operations is that it will have a retractable refueling probe<\/strong>, as we can see in the video. Here we see the probe folded up:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211893739_49a514218d_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211893739_840438288b_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here we see it unfolded:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211803503_aba5e36a65_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211803503_ec42b02c58_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The video also shows an in-flight refueling operation involving a Boeing MQ-25 Stingray<\/strong>, an unmanned aircraft initially designed for the U.S. Navy as a stealth attack aircraft. In 2012, its mission was changed to reconnaissance, and it was ultimately designated as an in-flight refueling platform in 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2021\/06\/09\/un-video-historico-primer-reabastecimiento-en-vuelo-desde-un-dron-a-un-avion-tripulado\/\">In 2021, the MQ-25 was the star of the first in-flight refueling from a drone to a manned aircraft<\/a>, specifically a U.S. Navy F\/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211650191_76cf817cb4_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55211650191_c96d2c9eee_z.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we have news about the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor, the replacement for the UH-60 Black Hawk in the US Army.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19534,11544],"tags":[14304,26109,18011,15112,318],"class_list":["post-64538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-portada-eng","category-army","tag-160th-special-operations-aviation-regiment-airborne","tag-bell-mv-75","tag-bell-v-280-valor","tag-boeing-mq-25-stingray","tag-us-army"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64538"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64538\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}