‘Revolutionary’: Bell touts MV-75 Cheyenne II as combat game changer

The U.S. Army’s MV-75 Cheyenne II is expected to bring increased capability to the service, not just through its boosted speed and range but also with its “digital backbone.” Although the Cheyenne being equipped with over double the speed and range of current weapons systems will be transformative, Bell, the defense manufacturer for the aircraft, anticipates the real “revolutionary” part to be its software, Frank Lazzara, Bell’s director of MV-75 Sales & Strategy, told Military Times in an interview. The Cheyenne program is the service’s inaugural “digital-first” weapons system with a modular…