PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Bell
Helicopter, Textron
Aviation Inc., Textron
Aviation Defense LLC, Textron
Systems, TRU
Simulation + Training and Textron
Airborne Solutions, all businesses of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT), have
announced their plans for the Paris
Air Show—the largest aerospace event in the world—which will be held
June 19-25 at the Exhibition Center of Le Bourget. Textron will be
displaying in Textron Pavilion A2, located just outside Hall 2.
“As one of the most prestigious, global aerospace events, the Paris Air
Show provides us with a powerful platform to display our innovative
next-generation aircraft and precision weapons,” says Scott Donnelly,
Textron’s Chairman and CEO. “We look forward to demonstrating how our
broad product lineup can meet the needs of existing and potential
clients.”
Bell Helicopter
Bell Helicopter invites attendees to the Textron Pavilion. This
year, Bell Helicopter will showcase the Bell
407GXP, a highly versatile, state-of-the-art helicopter with more
than 1,200 already delivered world-wide. With a cabin configurable for
an array of missions and equipment, the 407GXP delivers reliability,
speed, performance and maneuverability.
In addition, Bell Helicopter will display the Bell
429. Delivering exceptional speed, range, hover performance and a
sizeable passenger cabin, the Bell 429 also offers operators a
state-of-the-art single pilot Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) helicopter
with top user-rated in-service support.
The Bell
Boeing V-22 Osprey will also be exhibited at the show. The Osprey
routinely performs a variety of global missions as the most in-demand
aircraft with the United States Marine Corps. The flexibility of
tiltrotor is repeatedly demonstrated in crisis response and humanitarian
relief campaigns, and the V-22 continues to transform rotorcraft
operations everywhere.
Textron Aviation
Textron
Aviation and Textron
Aviation Defense, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., will be
highlighting their defense and special mission capabilities at the Paris
Air Show this year, including a static display of the innovative Scorpion
and special mission-equipped Beechcraft
King Air 350ER and Cessna
Grand Caravan EX.
The Scorpion is a bold, new, adaptable multi-mission military jet with
unparalleled acquisition and operating costs. Designed and built with
leading-edge technologies, the Scorpion will be making its seventh
trans-Atlantic crossing to the Paris Air Show. Its modular and scalable
architecture allows for the ease of future upgrade requirements,
ensuring the platform can evolve with changing defense needs. The
Scorpion excels at intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR),
light attack mission with its twin-engine jet speeds and ability to
precisely locate and engage enemy targets. A next-generation combat
aircraft, the Scorpion has the ability to carry multiple sensors to
deliver precision weapons in the three payload bays and six hard points,
bringing tactical advantage to even the most demanding situations.
Throughout the week, Textron Aviation will also be displaying the King
Air 350ER equipped for surveillance missions and Cessna Grand Caravan EX
featuring flexible interiors designed for numerous special mission
applications. On board the aircraft will be a surveillance console,
medical stretcher and a variety of seating configurations. Also on
display will be a mockup of the hard point provisions for the Cessna
Grand Caravan EX platform.
Textron Systems
Textron
Systems will exhibit its proven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS),
smart weapons as well as its command-and-control products at this year’s
Paris Air Show.
In the area of UAS, Textron Systems will announce and display its new
tactical unmanned aircraft system (TUAS). Building upon a family
of TUAS with more than one
million flight hours, the latest Textron Systems’ TUAS offers
next-generation capabilities. Media are invited to learn more
information about this new TUAS at 10 a.m. CEST on June 19 at the
Textron Pavilion.
Textron Systems will also display its expeditionary Aerosonde
Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS), which offers proven
multi-mission performance in both military and commercial land- and
sea-based applications. The Aerosonde is also equipped for real-time,
full-motion video and communications relay within a single flight; it
offers dedicated space and power to integrate additional capabilities
based on customer requirements. With nearly 200,000 total flight hours,
the Aerosonde SUAS conducts more than 6,500 flight hours each month for
customers around the world.
Due to the Aerosonde system’s success, Textron Systems developed an
enhanced, hybrid-quadrotor variant known as the Aerosonde
HQ, which will also be displayed. This configuration combines the
vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities of a multi-rotor
platform with the efficiency and speed of the Aerosonde SUAS fixed-wing
aircraft. Additionally, the system retains service-proven capability
within a smaller, more mobile footprint. The Aerosonde HQ features an
eight-hour endurance and 10,000-foot service ceiling. The system
incorporates the purpose-built Lycoming EL-005 heavy fuel engine for
benchmark-setting reliability and performance.
In the area of smart weapons, Textron Systems will exhibit its advanced G-CLAW
and Fury
small Precision Guided Munitions (PGM). The lightweight G-CLAW precision
guided weapon system offers flexible delivery options from a variety of
aircraft systems and multi-mission employment options for land and sea
targets. The Fury PGM delivers a precision strike capability against
both static or moving targets, up to including light armored vehicles.
This small, lightweight glide weapon is designed for carriage on
multiple platforms, to include Tactical and Medium Altitude Long
Endurance (MALE) UAS. Both G-CLAW and Fury weapons offer cutting-edge
strike capability through the employment of inertial navigation
system/global positioning system navigation, combined with Semi-Active
Laser terminal guidance.
TRU Simulation + Training
TRU Simulation + Training delivers innovative, total aviation training
solutions to the commercial and military markets while providing
superior technical support and customer service. TRU continues to build
its presence as a leading provider to aircraft OEMs, successfully
qualifying and delivering the world’s first-ever 737 MAX Full
Flight Simulators (FFSs) to Boeing’s Training Campuses in Miami and
Singapore. As part of a larger 10-year agreement with Boeing, two
additional FFS suites have been delivered to its campuses in Gatwick and
Shanghai; they are expected to be qualified this summer. TRU was also
selected by Boeing as supplier of 777X FFS suites for which Boeing
recently increased their order by one additional FFS suite.
TRU will have senior executives available to answer questions about
TRU’s total training solutions.
Textron Airborne Solutions
This business includes the Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC),
the industry-leading provider of tactical
flight training and adversary services which was acquired by Textron
in 2016. ATAC provides realistic fighter adversary flight
operations to the U.S. Departments of the Navy and Air Force with
numerous tactical aircraft, highly skilled former military fighter
pilots, and an impressive maintenance and logistics program. In addition
to preserving flight hours on front-line active military aircraft, ATAC
also enables the Department of Defense to focus on "blue air" combat
flight training, ensuring U.S. military pilots have every possible
tactical advantage.
About Bell Helicopter
Bell Helicopter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., is an
industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and
unmanned vertical-lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary
tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for world-class customer
service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global workforce serves
customers flying Bell aircraft in more than 120 countries. For more
information, visit www.bellhelicopter.com.
About Textron Aviation Inc.
Textron Aviation Inc. is the leading general aviation authority and home
to the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands, which account for more than
half of all general aviation aircraft flying. For more than 90 years,
the Textron Aviation brands have represented unrivaled innovation,
performance and leadership in the industry, offering an unmatched value
proposition rooted in the total ownership experience. Leveraging
unparalleled speed-to-market, Textron Aviation provides the most
versatile and comprehensive business and general aviation product
portfolio in the world through five principal lines of business:
business jets, general aviation and special mission turboprop aircraft,
high performance piston aircraft, military trainer and defense aircraft
and a complete global customer service organization. Textron Aviation
has delivered more than 250,000 aircraft in over 143 countries. Its
broad range of products include such best-selling aircraft as Citation
business jets, King Air and Caravan turboprops and T-6 military trainer
aircraft, all of which are backed by the industry’s most capable global
service network. For more information, visit www.txtav.com.
About Textron Aviation Defense LLC
When customers need airborne solutions for their critical missions, they
turn to Textron Aviation Defense LLC (formerly known as Beechcraft
Defense)—a company offering innovative aviation platforms with
state-of-the-art technologies, superior performance and the flight
characteristics required to fit numerous military and special mission
profiles. Textron Aviation Defense offers the innovative Scorpion, a
bold new adaptable multi-mission military jet with unparalleled
acquisition and operating costs, as well as the leading military flight
trainer, the Beechcraft T-6 Texan and the world-class light attack and
armed reconnaissance platform, the Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine. For more
information, visit www.defense.txtav.com.
About Textron Systems
Textron Systems’ businesses develop and integrate products, services and
support for aerospace and defense customers, as well as civil and
commercial customers including those in law enforcement, security,
border patrol and critical infrastructure protection around the globe.
Harnessing agility and a broad base of expertise, Textron Systems’
innovative businesses design, manufacture, field and support
comprehensive solutions that expand customer capabilities and deliver
value. Textron Systems consists of its Advanced Information Solutions,
Electronic Systems, Geospatial Solutions, Lycoming Engines, Marine &
Land Systems, Support Solutions, TRU Simulation + Training, Unmanned
Systems and Weapon & Sensor Systems businesses. Textron Systems
Electronic Systems is a registered trade name of AAI Corporation. For
more information, visit www.textronsystems.com.
About TRU Simulation + Training
TRU Simulation + Training Inc., a Textron Inc. company, delivers
innovative, total aviation training solutions to the commercial and
military markets while providing superior technical support and customer
service. Headquartered in Goose Creek, S.C., the company is known for
its high-fidelity training devices, pilot and maintenance training,
military mission training, and aviation training services and support.
For more information, visit www.TRUsimulation.com.
About Textron Airborne Solutions
Textron Airborne Solutions is the parent business unit of the Airborne
Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC). Together, they provide live-fly
aviation solutions to an expanding military market. ATAC is the leading
provider of adversary and aggressor flight operations in direct support
of Department of Defense tactical training, deployment workups and
exercise scenarios. For more information, visit www.atacusa.com.
About Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global
network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to
provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is
known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter,
Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO,
Greenlee, Textron Off Road, Arctic Cat, Textron Systems, and TRU
Simulation + Training. For more information, visit www.textron.com.
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