Army ditches helicopters for new radical air assault planes

Fox News ^ | 5/11/25 | Rebecca Grant

[Libloather]

[montag813]

So it’s another Osprey

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Money would be better spent on a contract for more A-10s. Proven technology.

[piytar]

My thoughts exactly.

[piytar]

Yup

[wally_bert]

GI Joe had X Wing.

A decent commercial.

https://youtu.be/hoWH-zF60EU?si=wmrIOTM2jeyZLzOS

[Salvavida]

So we are on the hook for another Osprey. Got it.

What requirements will this platform do that the Osprey can’t? Not crash and burn?

[Psalm 73]

"...take off and land like a helicopter..."

Not hardly.

Cannot come in hot for quick pick-up or fast-rope.
They have to transition from fwd flight over the LZ - nothing says "hit me" like a loiter over a hot LZ.

That's why the Army intends to fly Black Hawks for another 30+ years.

[Dustoff45]

I can’t wait for the first report that some young Warrant Officer took one out and barrel-rolled it.

You know someone is going to try.

[Yo-Yo]

So it’s another Osprey

It's much better than an Osprey because the rotors tilt, but the engines remain horizontal.

With the Osprey the engines rotate to the vertical when the rotors are tilted, which points the exhaust at the ground (melting tarmac,) and greatly complicating the cross connect power shaft connections that are necessary for rotor synchronization and engine-out emergencies.

The Valor's horizontal engine placement simplifies the cross connect shaft, and keeps engine exhaust from overheating runways or ship decks.

[gundog]

Can’t see a role for the A-10 in the Indo-Pacific region.

[McGruff]

Meet “FLRAA,”

That’s not a name. Should be focusing on drones anyways.

[BipolarBob]

Release the dragons.

[Fungi]

Why rotors instead of jet engines? Can that not be done? I’m just a fungus.....

[\/\/ayne]

Correct!

[Angelino97]

This might be a stupid question.

If the Army and Navy have their own aircraft, why do we need a separate Air Force? Why not put all our aircraft under Army and Navy control, as in WW2?

[Vaduz]

Looks like but with jets on wing tips haven seen that before?.

[Leaning Right]

> Why not put all our aircraft under Army and Navy control, as in WW2? <

There is a place for an Air Force in strategic bombing. But I’m guessing that if the Army ran the Air Force today, army generals would push for ground support planes over strategic bombers.

Just a guess.

[Blueflag]

Doesn’t share a shaft down the middle. Think of it as a high speed Chinook.

I like it.

[ComputerGuy]

Looks like another Osprey. Someone at the Pentagon must be in love with that design.