Bell Textron Inc. joined the U.S. Army Program Manager FLRAA office and members of Team FLRAA in support of a program status update and demonstration of the FLRAA Virtual Prototype. “I am thrilled to see the first piece of hardware that will be delivered on the Army’s FLRAA program,” said Col Jeffrey Poquette, FLRAA project manager. “By leveraging Congressional authorities, not only will we deliver two FLRAA virtual prototype cockpit simulators but also accelerate the broader FLRAA program by four years. Earlier this month, the U.S. Army and Bell announced the official mission-design series designator (MDS) for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft: the MV-75. Utilizing mature tiltrotor technology coupled with an innovative digital engineering approach and a modular open systems approach, it is designed to be the most reliable, affordable and high-performing long-range assault aircraft in the world.