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Bell Textron is building a $632 million factory in North Fort Worth, where it will make parts for the U.S. Army’s new Bell MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. The aircraft, previously known as the V-280 Valor tiltrotor assault aircraft, will replace the U.S. Army’s Black Hawk combat attack helicopter fleet. [File Photo: Bell]
North Texas Defense Industry Drives $35.3B Economic Impact, Study Says
by Sandra Engelland | Sep 29, 2026
A Perryman Group study for the North Texas Commission finds the local defense industry supports more than 264,000 jobs across the region.
by David Seeley |
May 1, 2026
An autonomous version of Bell Textron's Bell 505 helicopter could one day swoop into battle zones, delivering critical cargo and munitions to Marines on the ground—without putting a single crew person at risk.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 14, 2026
Fort Worth-based Bell has announced an April construction start for its $632 million factory in North Fort Worth, which will build parts for the U.S. Army's MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. Collins—which operates facilities in Richardson and Haltom City—will be delivering five critical systems for the aircraft, which is replacing the famed Black Hawk helicopter.
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Bell Textron's V-280 Valor tiltrotor assault aircraft will replace the Army's Black Hawk combat attack helicopter fleet. It will now be known as the U.S. Army's Bell MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. [Photo: Bell]
Bell Announces $632M Next-Gen Assault Aircraft Factory in North Fort Worth, Creating Over 500 Jobs
by David Seeley | Dec 18, 2024
Two years after winning the U.S. Army’s biggest helicopter competition in 40 years—replacing the famed Black Hawk with a Future Long Range Assault Aircraft—Fort Worth-based Bell Textron announced a new factory in AllianceTexas will manufacture components for the next-gen tilt-rotor aircraft.
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 16, 2024
Fort Worth's “explosive growth”—nearly 6% population growth since 2020—isn't happening by accident. It takes what Economic Development Director Robert Sturns calls "full-contact local government," a term once coined by the city manager to describe Fort Worth's unique approach to progress.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 5, 2024
Slated to replace the Army's famed Black Hawk combat attack helicopter—and potentially worth $70 billion across the life of the fleet—Bell's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft deploys mature tiltrotor technology and innovative digital engineering. Bell says it will be "the most reliable, affordable, and high-performing long-range assault aircraft in the world."
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 27, 2024
The facility will support the "safe, rapid, and efficient" integration and test of next-gen fly-by-wire tiltrotor and mission systems, using a modular open systems approach for the U.S. Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, Bell said.
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Bell 505 making the world's first single-engine helicopter flight using 100% SAF fuel. [Photo: Bell Textron]
Bell Achieves World’s First Flight Using 100% Sustainable Fuel in Single-Engine Helicopter
by David Seeley | Feb 22, 2023
Fort Worth-based Bell Textron's Bell 505 took flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel made from used cooking oil, other bio-based feedstocks, and renewable plant sugars. "This flight is a monumental achievement for sustainability and decarbonization in the rotorcraft industry,” said Michael Thacker, EVP of commercial business at Bell.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 7, 2022
The Army's biggest helicopter competition in 40 years has a winner in Fort Worth. Bell Textron's V-280 Valor is slated to replace around 2,000 Black Hawk helicopters by 2030—with a tiltrotor design that lets it take off like a chopper and fly like a plane.
Designed for long-range assault missions, the Valor's initial contract is worth up to $1.3 billion. But the program could ultimately be worth $70 billion across the life of the fleet, including foreign military sales, Defense News reports.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 3, 2022
Fort Worth-based Bell Textron and Red Oak's Qarbon Aerospace will manufacture major subassemblies for Virgin Galactic's next-generation Delta class spaceships. The production-model vehicles are designed to fly weekly with six passengers per ship, with production slated to begin next year.
“Bell and Qarbon Aerospace are established partners who bring know-how, ideas, and resources that will enable us to produce up to six new Delta class ships per year," said Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 14, 2022
NASA is looking to shape the future of flight, and Bell is on board. Its drone was able to successfully detect and avoid other objects in the airspace while integrating with its ground-based radar surveillance system. Bell says the flight test will aid in expanding the industry, as things like drone delivery services and air taxi companies mature.
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Hillwood and Bell Complete a Package Delivery With an Unmanned Aircraft
by Alex Edwards | Feb 4, 2021
The demonstration marks the first point-to-point unmanned aircraft system delivery in North Texas—showing the future capabilities of commercial operations.
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by Alex Edwards |
Dec 1, 2020
The Fort Worth-based Textron Inc. company is expanding its footprint to accommodate for growing operations throughout Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Jan 6, 2020
At CES 2020, Fort Worth-based Bell Textron Inc. revealed its plans—which included a new evolution of its Bell Nexus air taxi design—to make on-demand air mobility available to everyone.
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