Questioning Army Sec. About Safety and Costs of Tiltrotor Aircraft, Need to Modernize Black Hawk

Senator Chris Murphy on Tuesday spoke at a Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the Army. In his questions to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth, Murphy expressed concerns about the safety and cost of the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, as well as the V-280 Valor, a new tiltrotor model which the Army is currently developing for its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. He also underscored the need for adequate investment in modernizing the Black Hawk helicopter to maintain military preparedness, particularly following the Army’s decision to cancel the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program.