Bell Textron said Tuesday it plans to build a lab at the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington that will support testing and verification for Bell’s Army future vertical lift weapons programs.
“Bell anticipates starting construction in the coming weeks,” the Fort Worth company said in a release.
The Army programs include the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programs.
“Along with state and local community leaders, Bell is proud to continue to invest in capabilities and our workforce that will deliver verifiably high-performance, reliable and affordable weapon systems to the U.S. Army,” Keith Flail, executive vice president, Advanced Vertical Lift Systems at Bell, said in the release.
“Our team has proven we are able to deliver leap-ahead, flight-proven performance and successfully complete rapid design, build and rigorous flight test programs.
“For nearly 70 years, Bell has maintained a standard of excellence that’s second to none,” Jim Ross, Arlington’s newly elected mayor, said in the release. “The City of Arlington has been home to Bell Flight Research since 1967 and is incredibly proud of our continued partnership, the opening of this new facility and the company’s newest technology and innovations elevating North Texas and beyond.”