The U.S. Army Aviation is equipped with a large number of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in the combat sequence, these UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters perform a variety of tasks, including the transportation of personnel, of course, the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter can complete some ground strikes and even personnel search and rescue missions, and now the U.S. Army also needs to let the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter give way, and the reason for giving way to the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter mission is because the United States wants to free up more space for the new V-280 tiltrotor aircraft, in the United States' view, the task of the next generation of utility helicopters will be completed by the V-280 tiltrotor aircraftAccording to a news disclosed by the US media, the United States will reduce 8% of the Army's existing UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and prepare to replace them with new models, and the new replacement model is the V-280 tiltrotor.
The United States has been wishful thinking in the field of tiltrotors, because the United States believes that tiltrotors have both the high speed characteristics of fixed-wing aircraft and the vertical take-off and landing characteristics of helicopters, so these tiltrotors are favored by the United States, but the difficulty and safety of the United States tiltrotor in the development and daily use process are not good, V-22 Osprey tiltrotor is currently in use in the United States, V-22 Osprey tiltrotor has had a number of serious safety accidents in the past period of time, including the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor that crashed in Japan recentlyThe V-22 Osprey tiltrotor has been deployed in Japan for quite some time, and the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor deployed in Japan in November 2023 has been a rare fatal accident.
At present, the United States has sent a salvage ship to Japan for deployment, and to salvage the wreckage of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor, although the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor body recovery operation has not yet been completed, but in fact, the United States Congress has shown extreme disappointment with the tiltrotor, and even will affect the number of V-280 tiltrotor purchases in the future, Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy recently pointed out, Expressing concerns about the safety of the tiltrotor, he also warned the U.S. Army that the new V-280 tiltrotor is likely to have potential safety issues, he was skeptical about the design of the aircraft with a high mortality rate, and he questioned whether the U.S. should continue to invest in it.
Although the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor is currently in service in the combat sequence of the U.S. military, in fact, the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor has not met expectations in terms of mission preparation, procurement costs and the cost of each flight. The 280 tiltrotor is much higher than the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor in terms of quotation, and according to the experience of the past period of time, the follow-up cost of the V-280 tiltrotor will also rise, military analyst Sanders believes that unless it is found that all the tiltrotors have fundamental flaws in the design process, it is difficult for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor to really shake the United States in the future procurement of V-280 tiltrotors.
At present, the U.S. Army wants to let the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter give way to the side, making more space for the V-280 tiltrotor, but in fact, whether the V-280 tiltrotor is reliable has to put a question mark, on the other hand, China has been equipped with Z-20 utility helicopters in batches, and the Z-20 utility helicopter is similar to the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the United States, while China continues to produce and manufacture Z-20 utility helicopters, in fact, it has taken a steady and steady route. Text/Iris