Textron's Bell subsidiary has partnered with Collins Aerospace as it works to develop a prototype for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program.

The U.S. Marine Corps is looking to use a Bell-made unmanned tiltrotor aircraft for efforts to protect naval ships, according to officials, Military.com reported Wednesday.

Chris Lynch, CEO and co-founder of Washington, D.C.-based software startup Rebellion Defense, told Defense One in an interview published Friday that the company sees itself as a strategic partner developing software and other technology platforms in the national defense market.

Chris Bellios, chief operating officer of Hexagon US Federal, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s value in the federal market, the impact emerging technologies are having on the intelligence community and federal agencies, the most effective ways to drive growth and the new challenges of recruitment.

Bell and Boeing seek to boost the mission readiness rate of the V-22 Osprey military transport aircraft by 10 percent to 12 percent through structural updates to the nacelle and changes to wiring types, Rotor & Wing International reported Wednesday.

Bell's V-280 Valor tiltrotor met the U.S. Army’s handling requirements during the latest series of flight demonstrations, Flightglobal reported Tuesday.

A joint venture between Boeing and Textron’s Bell Helicopter subsidiary received a two-year, $42.2M U.S. Navy delivery order to provide software sustainment services for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotors used by the Air Force and Marine Corps.

Textron CEO Scott Donnelly said foreign military sales may help its Bell Helicopter subsidiary maintain military revenues over the next decade as it is scheduled to complete its V-22 tiltrotor program with Boeing in 2024, AINonline reported Monday.

Textron's Bell Helicopter subisidiary proposed the 407GXi platform to the U.S. Navy's Advanced Helicopter Trainer program and would perform final assembly efforts at a facility in Ozark, Ala., if the service branch selects the aircraft offering.

Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a pilot visual system aboard a Bell Helicopter-built V-280 Valor tiltrotor during a series of flights that occurred in Fort Worth, Texas.

The U.S. Navy issued in January a solicitation for a program to replace the TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopter trainer and companies such as Airbus, Bell and Leonardo have publicly announced plans to compete for the program, National Defense reported Friday.

More than 375 V-22 Osprey tiltrotors, built by a Boeing-Bell Helicopter joint venture, have recorded more than 450K flight hours in support of multiple missions worldwide to date.