MilitaryDARPA Taps Bell To Build X-Plane Demonstrator, Aims For Flight Testing In 2028 The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Bell Textron to build an X-plane demonstrator capable of flying at speeds of up to 450 knots, with the office confirming to…
MilitaryHoneywell To Provide Auxiliary Power Unit, Cooling Solution For Army’s FLRAA Honeywell said June 16 that Bell has selected the company to provide the auxiliary power unit (APU) and cooling solution for the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). As a subcontractor…
AI & AutonomyBell Reveals Bell Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy Fly-by-Wire Operations - May 7 Fort Worth, TX (May 7, 2024) - Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today revealed its Aircraft Laboratory for Future Autonomy (ALFA). Developed by Bell's Advanced Programs team, ALFA…
MilitaryThe Next Chapter for Bell’s H-1 Helicopters Begins - March 28 AMARILLO, Texas (March. 28, 2024) – The first Bell AH-1Z set to receive the Structural Improvement Electrical Power Upgrade (SIEPU) modification to be provided by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc (NYSE:TXT)…
Air TaxiTextron Enters Agreement to Purchase Pipistrel and Form New eAviation Division Textron Inc. announced a purchase agreement on March 17 to acquire Pipistrel—developer of the Velis Electro electric aircraft. Once the purchase is finalized, Textron plans to create a new business segment called…
Electrification and SustainabilitySafran Helicopter Engines and Bell Textron Inc. Partner to Research Sustainable Aviation Fuel DALLAS, TEXAS — During a 2022 HAI Heli-Expo press briefing, Safran Helicopter Engines and Bell Textron Inc. announced that they will collaborate in studying the technical performance and economic impacts of sustainable…
ATM ModernizationBell’s Unmanned APT Aircraft Demonstrates Ground-Based Detect-and-Avoid Flight Bell Textron recently shared the news that their unmanned Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) aircraft successfully completed a demonstration of ground-based detect-and-avoid (DAA) flight. A subsidiary of Textron Inc., Bell was the first…