Kansas Senator Jerry Moran has announced that Bell Textron will keep Wichita as the site for fuselage assembly on an Army aircraft.
The assembly of the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft will occur at the Beech Field Facility on Textron Aviation’s East Campus near the site of Textron Aviation Defense. Bell Textron plans to begin operations at the facility in the next several months.
In addition to manufacturing the fuselage at the newly established Bell Wichita facility, supporting work will take place at several of Bell’s advanced manufacturing facilities in Texas, including Bell’s Advanced Composite Center in Fort Worth and final assembly of the aircraft will occur in Amarillo.
Senator Moran said in a press release that the announcement is a testament to the Kansas workforce and the unique combination of academia and industry that Wichita has to offer. Kansas Congressman Ron Estes said the program is critical for the modernization of the Army’s aviation capabilities.
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