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Triumph Named Hydraulic Tech Supplier for Bell’s Army Reconnaissance Aircraft Offering
Bell has tapped Triumph Group's systems and support business to provide reservoir and hydraulic pump assemblies for an aircraft platform the Textron subsidiary is offering to the U.S. Army.
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Bell Eyes Updated V-22 Tiltrotor Aircraft for Military VIP Transport
Textron’s Bell subsidiary has begun conceptual studies to inform the development of a version of its V-22 Osprey aircraft intended for VIP customers such as heads of state, FlightGlobal Magazine reported Wednesday.
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Textron Completes Delivery of Craft 100 Ship-to-Shore Connector
Textron Systems handed over to the U.S. Navy a ship-to-shore connector platform built to serve as a test and training craft for the service branch.
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USSOCOM Looks to Acquire Light-Attack Aircraft for Special Ops Missions
The U.S. Special Operations Command has launched a new program aimed at providing manned light-attack aircraft to special operations forces, FlightGlobal magazine reported Thursday.
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Textron Explores Integration of Surface Warfare Tech Into Unmanned Vehicle; Wayne Prender Quoted
Textron plans to incorporate amphibious and surface warfare capabilities into a long-range unmanned vessel designed to help the U.S. Navy carry out minesweeping operations, USNI News reported Wednesday.
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Textron Eyes Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle for Marines’ Logistics Drone Program; Wayne Prender Quoted
Textron Systems believes the common unmanned surface vehicle could help meet the need of the U.S. Marine Corps for a long-range unmanned surface vessel designed to resupply troops deployed in the Pacific, Defense News reported Wednesday.
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Bell’s V-280 Tiltrotor Aircraft Conducts First Autonomous Flight
A tiltrotor aircraft built by Textron’s Bell subsidiary has completed its first autonomous flight test at the company’s facility in Arlington, Va., Defense News reported Thursday.
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Bell Eyes Pratt & Whitney-Made Engine as Auxiliary Power Unit for 360 Invictus
Textron’s Bell subsidiary plans to use a Pratt & Whitney-built helicopter engine as auxiliary power unit for its proposed helicopter design for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program, Vertical Magazine reported Tuesday.
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Bell to Demo V-280 Tiltrotor Aircraft Under Army Program
Textron’s Bell subsidiary is slated to test the autonomous flight feature of a tiltrotor aircraft’s fly-by-wire control system as part of the U.S. Army’s one-year extension to the Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstration initiative, Asia Times reported Tuesday.