The manufacturing side of the company produces MD Helicopters MD 500 and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. It previously built Northrop F-5 Tiger II fighter jets under license.

It's called the MV-75, and it's a Bell Textron-designed tiltrotor that will eventually replace the capable but aging UH-60 Black Hawk.

Texas National Guard rescued 525 people, 366 by air evacuations conducted by UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots and crew, and 159 by ground.

More than 360 people were evacuated by UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, the Guard said. Another 159 people were rescued by ground forces.

More than 360 people were evacuated by UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, the Guard said. Another 159 people were rescued by ground forces.

The California National Guard helicopter crews that rescued more than 200 people from a forest fire say the daring flights were the most dangerous of their careers.

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter conducts rescue operations along the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025 in Kerrville, Texas. Heavy rainfall caused flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas ...

Today, the Army operates both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft, including the UH-60 Black Hawk -- which Nance described as "the backbone of United States Army aviation." ...