# Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Sustain MV-75

Eighty-seven bipartisan lawmakers led by Sen. Jerry Moran are urging the Pentagon and the Office of Management and Budget to continue funding the U.S. Army’s Bell MV-75 Cheyenne II tiltrotor program. The lawmakers describe it as a modernization priority and the Department of War’s sole active vertical-lift development program. The signals report that funding uncertainty has affected schedule predictability, but announce no funding decision, contract award, solicitation, or contract value.

- Contractors and suppliers should account for funding and schedule uncertainty when planning MV-75 work and related industrial capacity.
- The advocacy highlights modular open systems, right-to-repair, and digital manufacturing as program priorities; firms with relevant capabilities may find these areas important to their positioning.
- The reported 39-state industrial footprint underscores the program’s broad supplier base and potential impacts across the defense industrial base.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** September 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Army (Army)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
- Department of War (DoW)
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

### Vendors
- Bell Textron (Manufacturer of the MV-75)

### Sources
- [Sen. Moran Leads Colleagues in Urging Support for Cheyenne II Army Helicopter Program - News Releases - U.S. Senator for Kansas, Jerry Moran](https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=D3FEB4C3-A5C3-4968-BDE0-FC58DD2EA677) - Moran Senate
- [Lawmakers Call For Pentagon, OMB Support For U.S. Army's MV-75 | Aviation Week](https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/lawmakers-call-pentagon-omb-support-us-armys-mv-75) - Aviation Week