Planned to fly in 2028, the X-76 will explore technologies for fast-flying runway-independent aircraft with folding rotors, crewed and uncrewed.

In military aviation, the runway has always been a tether. It provides the distance ...

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. The DARPA ...

In recent months, billionaire investor Mario Gabelli increased his stake in Textron Inc., praising its near-duopoly in light and medium business jets and the long-term potential of its V-280 tiltrotor ...

DARPA's X-76 aircraft, designed in cooperation with USSOCOM to break the trade-off between speed and agility, is set to move into the next production phase with Bell Textron.

As science fiction technology quickly continues becoming real, the U.S. military now has plans for an experimental plane taken straight out of video games.

Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) is one of the best stocks to buy according to billionaire Mario Gabelli. Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) is one of the companies in GAMCO Investors’ portfolio where the hedge fund has ...

There's a new X-plane in town. Bell Textron's tilt-rotor aircraft being built for DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program, which aims to combine the features of a helicopter ...

While the financial donation effort is now underway, Textron Aviation continues to call for additional Doves to transport athletes to and from the 2026 USA Games. Becoming a Dove remains one of the ...

ATLANTA—Bell is preparing for a ramp-up in production rates as it sees growth across both its commercial and military markets.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has just revealed a new project that could completely change the way military aircraft operate on the battlefield.

(NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that Omani and Jeanie Carson, of Omaha, Nebraska, have been named the inaugural departure day Dove 1 for the 2026 Special Olympics Airlift. The Carsons will donate ...