Fort Worth-based Bell Textron is investing in a new assembly plant.
The new facility in Fort Worth is expected to create hundreds of new, high-paying jobs to support the production of future long-range attack aircraft.
“Bell is committed to delivering the first field aircraft by the early 2030s and developing future manufacturing sites to revolutionize U.S. military aviation,” Lisa Atherton, Bell’s president and CEO, said in a statement. We will work hard to establish this.” “This facility is also a strong economic partnership with the State of Texas, the City of Fort Worth, Northwest ISD, and Denton County. With their support, Bell will significantly expand its footprint in North Texas and provide innovative capabilities. “The country’s fighters. ”
The new facility will also expand career training opportunities for students. As part of the new Jobs, Energy, Technology and Innovation Act (JETI), Bell will provide internship and career training opportunities to students in the Northwest Independent School District.
Bell said the new 447,000-square-foot facility in the Denton County area of Fort Worth will be dedicated to supporting production of the U.S. Army’s future long-range attack aircraft.
“The Army is committed to delivering future long-range attack aircraft with the speed, range, and endurance necessary to conduct effective air strikes, relief operations, and replenishment missions in future large-scale combat operations. Gen. David Phillips said in a statement. “It’s great to see our industry partners join in that effort by investing in state-of-the-art facilities to produce the Army’s first ‘born-digital’ aircraft weapons system.”
