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Army

Final FY ‘26 NDAA Backs Army’s Early Production Push For FLRAA

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, December 11th, 2025

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Final FY ‘26 NDAA Backs Army’s Early Production Push For FLRAA

The V-280 Valor. Bell photo.

Lawmakers are backing the Army’s push to accelerate the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, including a provision in the next defense policy bill that would authorize moving into early low-rate production. The Army has said it is aiming to make an early production decision on the Bell [TXT]-built MV-75 FLRAA in fiscal year 2028, which would be a year earlier than originally planned. “The Secretary of the Army may enter into contracts, in advance of full-rate production, for…

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