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Lawmakers Call For Pentagon, OMB Support For U.S. Army's MV-75
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers urged the Pentagon and Office of Management and Budget to sustain support for the Army's MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. The Bell tiltrotor is intended to replace part of the UH-60 fleet with greater speed and range, but advocates fear that competing priorities or budget decisions could disrupt development and planned fielding. Their intervention is a political request for continued backing, not a new contract award or confirmation that the administration has accepted additional funding. Schedule stability matters because MV-75 is central to the Army's plan for longer-range air assault in contested theaters.