Editing Bell Textron (section)

===Bell Helicopter===
[[Textron]] purchased Bell Aerospace in 1960. Bell Aerospace was composed of three divisions of Bell Aircraft Corporation, including its helicopter division, which had become its only division still producing complete aircraft. The helicopter division was renamed '''Bell Helicopter Company''' and in a few years, with the success of the [[UH-1 Iroquois|UH-1]] Huey during the Vietnam War, it had established itself as the largest division of Textron. In January 1976, Textron changed the division's name to '''Bell Helicopter Textron'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/training/index.cfm?content=about/history.cfm&g_folder=header_4|title=Our History|publisher=Bell Training Academy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222718/http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/training/index.cfm?content=about%2Fhistory.cfm&g_folder=header_4|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref>

Bell Helicopter had a close association with [[AgustaWestland]]. The partnership dated back to separate manufacturing and technology agreements with [[Agusta]] ([[Bell 47]] and [[Bell 206]]) and as a sublicence via Agusta with [[Westland Aircraft|Westland]] ([[Bell 47]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helis.com/timeline/westland4.php|title=Westland History – Part 4|access-date=November 15, 2006|archive-date=November 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107104901/http://www.helis.com/timeline/westland4.php|url-status=live}}</ref> When the two European firms merged, the partnerships were retained, with the exception of the AB139, which is now known as the [[AgustaWestland AW139|AW139]]. Bell and AW cooperated also on the [[AW609]] [[tiltrotor]].<ref name=ojeh>Oliver Johnson & Elan Head. "[http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/BellCEOoutlinesEuropeangrowthplan Bell CEO outlines European growth plan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521063551/https://verticalmag.com/news/bellceooutlineseuropeangrowthplan/ |date=May 21, 2024 }}" ''Vertical'', October 15, 2014. Accessed: October 21, 2014.</ref>

Bell planned to reduce employment by 760 in 2014 as fewer [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey|V-22s]] were made.<ref name=ojeh/> A [[rapid prototyping]] center called XworX assists Bell's other divisions in reducing development time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2009-12-29/bells-xworx-studying-improved-rotor-blades|title=Bell's XworX studying improved rotor blades|work=Aviation International News|access-date=October 21, 2015|archive-date=June 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630153009/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2009-12-29/bells-xworx-studying-improved-rotor-blades|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The company was rebranded as "Bell" on February 22, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/Bell-Drops-Helicopter-Rebrands-Company-as-Tech-Company-Redefining-Flight-474868643.html|title=Bell Drops 'Helicopter,' Unveils New Dragonfly Logo|date=February 22, 2018 |access-date=February 22, 2018|archive-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223051846/https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/Bell-Drops-Helicopter-Rebrands-Company-as-Tech-Company-Redefining-Flight-474868643.html|url-status=live}}</ref>