“…The Bell V-247 Vigilant is a new multi-role tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) being developed by Textron subsidiary Bell Helicopter to meet the future requirements of the US Marine Corps (USMC).

The Bell V-247 Vigilant is a new multi-role tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) being developed by Textron subsidiary Bell Helicopter to meet the future requirements of the US Marine Corps (USMC).

Bell Helicopter revealed the design of the V-247 Vigilant tilt-rotor UAV in September 2016. The aircraft is designed to fit the capabilities drafted in the 2016 Marine Corps Aviation Plan. The V-247 Vigilant is expected to enter production phase by 2023.

The Bell V-247 Vigilant can be deployed in a range of missions including electronic warfare, airborne early warning (AEW), an escort for V-22 / V-280 tilt-rotor aircraft, command, control, communications, and computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR), persistent fire support and tactical resupply…”

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Fort Worth, Texas-based aviation company Bell Textron just released concept images for new High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) aircraft.