The Aircraft Replacing The Chinook
What will be the next Army heavy lifter?
By Luke DiazZimbabwe

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As it stands, there is technically no official replacement for the Boeing CH-47 yet under US Army development. Significant progress on the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk’s successor has taken place in recent years, however. That is the Bell V-280 Valor, a tiltrotor under development that has key differences from its older cousin, Bell-Boeing’s V-22 Osprey.
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- Length
- 55 words · 1 min read
- Published
- November 8, 2026
- Byline
- Luke Diaz
- Source
- Simple Flying