The U.S. Army is scheduled to begin flying a new aircraft in the early 2030s, and it has revealed the designation for this latest addition to its fleet.

The Army on Wednesday announced it would name the service's new assault aircraft, the Bell MV-75, the "Cheyenne II" in honor of the Native American tribes.

The first will have legacy sensors that have been built into previous ISR planes, and that iteration will be part of the initial testing to start this year. The next prototype will add advanced radar, and then third will be “combat credible,” Evans said, declining to offer details.

The Army evaluated the names of more than 500 tribes and Native American figures before selecting Cheyenne II. The name was previously used in the 1960s.

Russia is deploying military aircraft at civilian airfields, effectively using them as cover. Source: Ukrainian media outlet NV, citing Maxar and SkySat satellite imagery Quote: "Unlike strategic aircraft,

NATO has intercepted Russian bombers and fighter jets over the Baltic Sea. French Rafale fighters deployed from Lithuania joined jets from Sweden, Finland, Poland, Denmark, and Romania to monitor the Russian flight on Monday.

The military has increased the number of secret fixed-wing attack aircraft and armed MQ-9 Reaper drones, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The U.S. Army has officially named its new assault aircraft. Officials announced the MV-75 Cheyenne II at the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit on April 15. The long-range, next-gen aircraft has been in development by Bell Textron Inc. for years and is designed to operate in the Indo-Pacific theatre.

Maj. Gen. Clair Gill told Army aviation leaders and supporters Wednesday that the branch is transforming at pace to meet a rapidly