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Bell to Build X-Plane for Phase 2 of DARPA SPRINT Program

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:55:00 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been down-selected for Phase 2 of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane program with the objective to complete design, construction, ground testing and certification of an X-plane demonstrator. The goal of the program is to provide these aircraft with the ability to cruise at speeds from 400 to 450 knots at relevant altitudes and hover in austere environments from unprepared surfaces. In Phase […]

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Bell Completes Delivery of 40 Bell 505s to the ROK Armed Forces

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:29:41 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has successfully delivered 40 Bell 505 helicopters to the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN). This fulfills the delivery requirements outlined in a contract signed between Bell and the Republic of Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) in May 2022. “Bell has successfully met an aggressive timeline for delivering the cutting-edge Bell 505 training platform to the ROKA and ROKN in the aftermath of supply chain […]

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SUBARU Bell 412EPX for Tunisian Air Force

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 14:06:00 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces today, at the Paris Air Show 2025, a signed purchase agreement for 12 SUBARU Bell 412EPXs to the Tunisian Air Force, marking the first order for this Bell 412 variant in region. The aircraft will be used for multi-role military and security missions. The Tunisian military expands its rotary wing fleet of 39 Bell aircraft, including Bell UH-1s, 205s and OH-58s. “The Bell 412 is one of the most trusted […]

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MV-75 Official Designation Given To Bell V-280 Future U.S. Army Tiltrotor Assault Aircraft

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 20 May 2025 15:29:41 +0000

The U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) tiltrotors will be designated MV-75s (Bell V-280), the service announced today at the Army Aviation Association of America’s annual Mission Solutions Summit. In 2022, the Army picked a design from Bell, based on that company’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor, as the winner of its FLRAA competition. The service expects to replace a substantial number of its H-60 Black Hawk helicopters, including a portion of the special operations MH-60Ms assigned to the elite 160th […]

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Bell Celebrates its 6,000th Commercial Aircraft Built at Bell Textron Canada Centre

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 12 May 2025 15:52:41 +0000

Bell Textron Canada Limited, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announces the completion of its 6,000th commercial aircraft at Commercial Delivery and Assembly Centre in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada with two SUBARU Bell 412EPXs for operations by the Sûreté du Québec. Bell will deliver the aircraft to the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable, which manages a fleet of aircraft through the Service Aérien Gouvernemental (SAG). This milestone marks a significant achievement in the nearly 40-year history of Bell […]

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Two Bell 407GXis to Chicago Police Department

Frag Out! Magazine — Thu, 01 May 2025 15:58:40 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that the Chicago Police Department has accepted the delivery of two Bell 407GXis, expanding their all-Bell fleet with additional public safety capabilities. “Bell is proud to build upon our over 20-year relationship with the Chicago Police Department as they modernize their aerial public safety capabilities with an all-Bell fleet. The Bell 407GXi is an incredible multi-mission aircraft with hundreds of public safety agencies throughout the world using the platform to […]

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Bell Boeing Celebrate U.S. Air Force CV-22 Program of Record

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:46:48 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and Boeing [NYSE: BA] celebrate the upcoming completion of the CV-22 Program of Record (POR) for the U.S. Air Force. Bell and Boeing commemorated the V-22 Osprey production milestone during a ceremony at the Bell Amarillo Assembly Center on April 18. “Completing the CV-22 production aircraft for the U.S. Air Force is an immense honor and testament to the amazing men and women who have worked to design, engineer, and build […]

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Queensland Police Service to Add Three Bell 429 Helicopters

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:38:34 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced, at the Avalon Australian International Airshow, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) has entered into a second service provision contract for QPS POLAIR services for three additional Bell 429s, which will expand the number of Bell helicopters in its current fleet to six. In 2022, contract provider Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) signed for three Bell 429s, operating the QPS POLAIR fleet responsible for patrolling and supporting on-ground policing efforts in southeast […]

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Bell Textron Selects Integris Composites as Armor Supplier for U.S. Army’s FLRAA

Frag Out! Magazine — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:54:51 +0000

Integris Composites, the global leader in armor protection for the world’s elite military units has been selected by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, as a supplier of armor systems for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). This tiltrotor aircraft is the U.S. Army’s selected platform for its FLRAA weapons system. It will provide advanced capability well beyond that of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with increased speed, range and payloads. “We are grateful to be selected […]

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Bell 429 & 407GXi helicopters for Chicago Police

Frag Out! Magazine — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:49:40 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the delivery of one Bell 429 and a signed purchase agreement for two Bell 407GXi aircraft for the Chicago Police Department. The three aircraft will join the Helicopter Operations Unit’s existing fleet of all-Bell aircraft. “For over 20 years, the Chicago Police Department have chosen Bell as their premier public safety aircraft partner. Bell is honored to continue that relationship with the Department as they expand their public safety mission […]

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Bell’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Enters Milestone B

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:48:05 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today the United States Army has approved the Milestone B decision for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), marking the beginning of the weapon system’s Program of Record (PoR). The Milestone B decision is a part of the Major Capability Acquisition process and comes after years of the Bell team working alongside the U.S. Army and Bell’s FLRAA teammates to decompose requirements, reduce risk and inform the weapon system acquisition. […]

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First Flight of Bell CH-146C MK II Griffon Helicopter

Frag Out! Magazine — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:29:00 +0000

Bell Textron Canada Limited a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the successful first flight of one of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s modernized CH-146 Griffon helicopters, a variant of the Bell 412EP, under the Griffon Limited Life Extension (GLLE) project. Under GLLE, Bell will provide aircraft modifications to a series of the fleet’s aeronautical components, including its avionics systems, cockpit displays, engines, and sensor systems. This news comes nearly five months after Bell was awarded the In-Service Support (ISS) […]

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Bell Delivers SUBARU Bell 412EPXs to California County Sheriff’s Departments

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:59:33 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the successful deliveries of three SUBARU Bell 412EPXs, two to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and one to San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, during HAI Heli Expo 2024. Bell is thrilled to partner with both San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department as they expand their capabilities that will support the safety of Californian citizens. The SUBARU Bell 412EPX continues to hold a well-established reputation of […]

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Japan’s SUBARU BELL 412EPX Helicopter Fleet Expanding

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:11:43 +0000

The number of SUBARU BELL 412EPX helicopters in Japan is set to increase after both Nara Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture signed purchase agreements for two SUBARU Bell 412EPX helicopters with Subaru Corporation. The two prefectures currently utilize the BELL 412EP. The transition to the SUBARU BELL 412EPX was a beneficial next step, considering the commonalities they share. With its extended hover ceiling, increased load capacity, robust main rotor gearbox and dry run capability, the SUBARU BELL 412EPX delivers better operational […]

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Bell Selected for Phase 1A of DARPA Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane Program

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 20:39:45 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been selected to compete for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane program. The SPRINT program intends to design, build, and fly an X-Plane, an experimental aircraft to demonstrate enabling technologies and integrated concepts necessary for a transformational combination of aircraft speed and runway independence for the next generation of air mobility platforms. Phase 1A includes conceptual design, culminating in a formal Conceptual […]

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Royal Jordanian Air Force Takes Delivery of First Bell 505s

Frag Out! Magazine — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:31:09 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced the delivery of the first five of 10 Bell 505 helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF). The purchase agreement, signed on July 6, 2022, includes aircraft delivery complete with a flight training device and a comprehensive computer-based training package to support basic and advanced rotorcraft flight training at the King Hussein Air College in Mafraq, Jordan. Bell is thrilled to complete the first Bell 505 deliveries to the […]

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First Three Bell 505 Helicopters Delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:31:19 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, has completed the delivery of the first three Bell 505 helicopters to the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), putting into motion a contract that is expected to see up to 40 Bell 505 helicopters built and delivered by 2025. In May 2022, a contract between the Republic of Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration and Bell was signed after the Bell 505 was selected as the new Republic of Korea military helicopter trainer. […]

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Bell Celebrates Successful Czech H-1 Program During NATO Days 2023

Frag Out! Magazine — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:27:13 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is commemorating the successful delivery of four H-1 helicopters to the Czech Republic during NATO Days 2023. Three AH-1Z Vipers and one UH-1Y Venom have been delivered in country as part of the 2019 deal to modernize the Czech Armed Forces with four AH-1Z Vipers and eight UH-1Y Venoms. We are thrilled to celebrate this tremendous occasion with the Czech Republic modernizing their helicopter fleet. These new H-1 platforms put the […]

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Argentina to Acquire Six Bell 407GXi Aircraft

Frag Out! Magazine — Wed, 31 May 2023 21:39:52 +0000

Bell Textron Canada Ltd., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today the purchase agreement for six Bell 407GXi helicopters. The government-to-government contract was executed between the Ministry of Defense of Argentina and the Canadian Commercial Corporation. The Bell 407GXi helicopters will be operated by the Argentinean Air Force and Army to assist in Search and Rescue Missions. The Bell 407GXi is a proven platform in high-altitude environments and will be pivotal to Argentina’s Military Search and Rescue operations. All six […]

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Bell Debuts Bell 407M Aircraft at Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit

Frag Out! Magazine — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:11:00 +0000

At this year’s Army Aviation Association of America Mission Solutions Summit, Bell publicly unveiled the 407M special mission aircraft. The 407M is part of Bell’s Special Mission Aircraft initiative to offer multi-mission civil helicopters modified for military use. These Special Mission Aircraft are tailored to countries that need an efficient and effective aviation platform to accomplish their defensive missions. We are thrilled to be able to showcase the 407M in a configuration that can be an optimal solution for many. […]

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Polish Police Signs Purchase Agreement for Four Bell 407GXis

Frag Out! Magazine — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:50:00 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company today announced the signed purchase agreement for four Bell 407GXi aircraft by the Polish National Police (PNP). The helicopters will be purchased as part of the project “Safer on the roads – aerial supervision over the road traffic,” implemented with the use of EU funds from the Operational Program Infrastructure and Environment. The supplier is JB Investments Limited, Bell’s Independent Representative (IR) for Poland. The four Bell 407GXi aircraft will join […]

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Bell Completes Bahrain AH-1Z Program of Record

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:24:20 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has completed the AH-1Z program of record (POR) for the Kingdom of Bahrain. Bell delivered the final production aircraft to Naval Air Systems Command in December of 2022. The first Bahrain AH-1Zs made their in-country debut during the Bahrain Air Show and six have been delivered in country. The final six helicopters will be prepared for shipment to Bahrain with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) before being transported to Bahrain […]

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Bell Delivers SUBARU BELL 412EPX To Guatemala Air Force

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:18:49 +0000

In a joint ceremony to mark the 101st anniversary of the Guatemalan Air Force, Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, delivered two SUBARU BELL 412EPX aircraft during an acceptance ceremony at La Aurora International Airport. The aircraft are part of an Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract signed between Bell and the U.S. Army Multinational Aviation Special Programs Office (MASPO) earlier this year. Multi-mission capabilities make the SUBARU BELL 412EPX a popular choice for customers with […]

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Textron’s Bell V-280 Valor Chosen as new U.S. Army Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA)

Frag Out! Magazine — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 08:07:55 +0000

Textron Inc (NYSE: TXT) announced today that Bell Textron Inc., a Textron company, has been awarded the development contract for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. The award is based on Bell’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor that was developed and tested as part of the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR TD) program that began in 2013. The V-280 progressed through design, manufacturing, and more than three years of rigorous flight testing that provided extensive data validating the technical […]

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Bell Announces Purchase Agreement for Third HEMS Bell 429 to Air Zermatt

Frag Out! Magazine — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:52:29 +0000

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced a signed purchase agreement for a Bell 429 to Air Zermatt. This marks the third Bell HEMS-configured aircraft to operate in the Swiss transportation and rescue company’s active fleet. Air Zermatt operates in one of the most demanding environments in the world to perform search and rescue missions. Their acquisition of a third Bell 429 for their HEMS missions is a true testament to their trust in Bell and its […]

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