# Bell Textron announces new manufacturing facility for FLRAA in Fort Worth, Texas

Bell Textron Inc. announced a new 447,000 sq. ft. factory in the Denton County region of Fort Worth, Texas, dedicated to component manufacturing for the U.S. Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). Facility readiness for Low-Rate Initial Production is planned by 2028.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-12-17
- Where: Fort Worth, Texas (Denton County region), United States
- Value: $632.0M
- Jobs: 520
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 447,000 sq. ft.
- Products: FLRAA component manufacturing
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Bell Textron](https://endata.com/companies/6179.md)
- [Textron](https://endata.com/companies/20075.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [investor.textron.com](https://investor.textron.com/news-releases/news-details/2024/Bell-Announces-New-Manufacturing-Facility-for-the-U-S--Armys-Future-Long-Range-Assault-Aircraft-12-17-2024/default.aspx), 2024-12-17: "Bell is committed to establishing future manufacturing locations to deliver the first fielded aircraft by the early 2030s and do our part to revolutionize U.S. Army aviation."
- [fortworthreport.org](https://fortworthreport.org/2024/12/17/bell-invests-632m-in-fort-worth-aviation-manufacturing-job-creation/), 2024-12-17: "Bell Textron Inc. is ready to take off in north Fort Worth with an investment of $632 million in a new factory for a next-generation aircraft."

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