https://www.flightglobal.com/helicop...151927.article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_V-280_Valor
https://www.inceptivemind.com/bell-v-280-valor-selected-new-u-s-army-long-range-assault-aircraft/28660/
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bell-v-280-valor-tiltrotor-progresses-flight-tests/
"The V-280 will have a crew of 4 and be capable of transporting up to 14 troops. Dual cargo hooks will give it a lift capacity to carry a 10,000 lb M777A2 Howitzer while flying at a speed of 150 knots."
So maybe not demonstrated yet, but most probably can. Yet Sikorsky/Boeing should have demonstrated what should have been their strong point, but never did.
"Sikorsky has said that the X2 design is not suitable for heavy-lift size, and instead suggests the CH-53K for heavy-lift and tiltrotor for the ultra-class."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikors...g_SB-1_Defiant
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