Editing Textron (section)

==Divisions==

===Able Aerospace Services===
Able Aerospace Services is an international business and $70 million aerospace enterprise that is performing more than 2,800 proprietary [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]-approved repairs on aircraft and components.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.verticalmag.com/press-releases/textronaviationacquiresableengineeringandcomponentservices/|title=Textron Aviation acquires Able Engineering and Component Services - Vertical Magazine|work=Vertical Magazine|access-date=July 21, 2017 }}</ref>

===ATAC===
[[Airborne Tactical Advantage Company]] (ATAC) is a government contractor based in [[Newport News]], [[Virginia]].

===Arctic Cat===
On March 6, 2017, Textron acquired [[Arctic Cat]] for US$247M. Arctic Cat is a manufacturer of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and [[Side by Side (UTV)|side-by-sides]]. Textron operates Arctic Cat as a subsidiary of Textron Specialized Vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2017/01/25/textron-arctic-cat-snowmobile/|title=Textron Is Buying Snowmobile Maker Arctic Cat|work=fortune.com|access-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref>

===Bell Textron===
[[File:Bell 429 helicopter C-FNFO at EBACE 2019, Le Grand-Saconnex (EB190195).jpg|right|thumb|[[Bell 429]] Helicopter]]

[[Bell Textron]] is an American [[helicopter]] and [[rotorcraft]] manufacturer headquartered in [[Fort Worth, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Sandra |title=Bell Helicopter finds airfield site, will reduce flying over Keller |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article150013467.html |access-date=November 17, 2019 |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |date=May 11, 2017}}</ref>

===E-Z-GO===

Acquired by Textron in 1960,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ezgo.txtsv.com/history|title=E-Z-GO History|publisher=Textron|access-date=August 3, 2018}}</ref> E-Z-GO is a designer and manufacturer of light transportation vehicles for golf courses, planned communities, campuses, and other uses. Products include electric and internal combustion golf carts, [[Low Speed Vehicle|low speed vehicles]]<ref>{{cite news|title=E-Z-GO Introduces the 2Five |publisher=BUSINESS WIRE|date=June 30, 2010|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100630005891/en/E-Z-GO-Introduces-2Five%E2%84%A2}}</ref> and other multipurpose utility vehicles under the E-Z-Go, [[Cushman (company)|Cushman]] and Bad Boy Buggy brands.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ezgo.com/press_room/Official-Golf-Car-and-Utility-Vehicle-of-Universal-Orlando.html|title=E-Z-GO Selected as Official Golf Car and Utility Vehicle of Universal Orlando|publisher=E-Z-GO press release|date=August 31, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628052437/http://ezgo.com/press_room/Official-Golf-Car-and-Utility-Vehicle-of-Universal-Orlando.html|archive-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref>

===Greenlee===
[[Greenlee|Greenlee Textron]] is an industrial and electrical tool company headquartered in [[Rockford, Illinois]]. It was founded in 1862 by brothers Robert and Ralph Greenlee to manufacture their invention, a drill surrounded by four chisel blades, used in making the pockets for a mortise and tenon joint for the furniture industry in Rockford. This device is still used in cabinetmaking. The brothers later diversified into a variety of hand woodworking tools as well as machinery for making wooden barrels. The company was acquired by Textron in 1986. Greenlee produces various wire and cable installation tools that are used in a variety of fields. On April 18, 2018, Textron announced that it would sell its Greenlee brand to [[Emerson Electric]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/textron-to-sell-its-tool-business-to-ferguson-based-emerson/article_64249fce-9053-5712-845b-f2edcb190d66.html |title=Textron to sell its tool business to Ferguson-based Emerson |via=Reuters |newspaper=Stltoday.com |access-date=May 8, 2018 }}</ref>

===Jacobsen===
Textron purchased [[Jacobsen Manufacturing]] in June 1978 and continued to produce Jacobsen garden tractors into the 1990s.<ref>{{cite book|last=Will|first=Oscar H.|title=Garden Tractors: Deere, Cub Cadet, Wheel Horse, and All the Rest, 1930s to Current  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ITg7npppD9sC&pg=PA55|access-date=October 27, 2013 |date=2009|publisher=Voyageur Press|isbn=978-1-61673-161-8|page=55}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=June 3, 1978 |title=Textron Completes Jacobsen Purchase |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/06/03/archives/textron-completes-jacobsen-purchase.html |access-date=April 7, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Today, Jacobsen sells various products used for turf care: maintenance equipment, vehicles, and other products.

===Kautex Textron===
Kautex Textron is a supplier to the [[automotive industry]]. The company produces plastic [[Fuel tank|fuel systems]], selective catalytic reduction systems, windshield and headlamp washer systems, and other products. In August 2019, Textron Inc. was looking to spin off or sell this division to focus on higher-margin parts of their business.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-textron-divestiture-idUSKCN1UV1BW|title=Textron exploring options for fuel tanks unit|date=August 5, 2019|work=Reuters|access-date=August 5, 2019 }}</ref>

===Textron AirLand===
'''Textron AirLand, LLC''' is a joint venture between Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises, LLC that is currently developing the [[Textron AirLand Scorpion]] aircraft as a private venture.<ref name="avweb2">{{cite web|last=Niles |first=Russ |url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Scorpion-May-Not-Be-Built-By-Cessna221062-1.html |title=Scorpion May Not Be Built By Cessna |publisher=Avweb |date=December 1, 2013 |access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref>

===Textron Aviation===
[[Textron Aviation]] is a new venture formed in March 2014 from Beechcraft and Cessna, retaining the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker aircraft type names as brands.<ref name="textronaviation" />
* [[Beechcraft Corporation]] is an American manufacturer of [[general aviation]] and [[military aircraft]], ranging from light, single-engined aircraft to twin-engined turboprop transports and military trainers.
* The [[Cessna|Cessna Aircraft Company]] is an American general aviation aircraft manufacturing corporation headquartered in [[Wichita, Kansas]]. It was merged into Textron Aviation in March 2014.<ref name="textronaviation">{{cite web|url=http://investor.textron.com/newsroom/news-releases/press-release-details/2014/Textron-Completes-Acquisition-of-Beechcraft/default.aspx|title=Textron Completes Acquisition of Beechcraft|date=March 14, 2014|publisher=Textron}}</ref>

===Textron eAviation===
In March 2022 Textron agreed to buy [[Slovenia]]n aircraft builder [[Pipistrel]] and form a new division for [[electric aircraft]] development, called [[Textron eAviation]]. Pipistrel will continue as a [[brand]] and retain its existing headquarters and operations in Slovenia and Italy. Textron will invest in the division to hasten future aircraft development and production. Pipistrel's founder and CEO, Ivo Boscarol, will stay on as a minority shareholder and also as the ''Chairman Emeritus''. The purchase was completed in April 2022, for a price of US$235M.<ref name="OConnor17Mar22">{{cite web|url= https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-to-acquire-pipistrel/|title= Textron To Acquire Pipistrel|access-date= March 17, 2022|last= O'Connor|first= Kate|work= AVweb|date= March 17, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220317132155/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-to-acquire-pipistrel/|archive-date= March 17, 2022|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Niles20Apr22">{{cite web|url= https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-completed-235-million-purchase-of-pipistrel/|title= Textron Completes $235 Million Purchase Of Pipistrel|access-date= April 21, 2022 |last= Niles|first= Russ|work= AVweb|date= April 20, 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220421121844/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-completed-235-million-purchase-of-pipistrel/|archive-date= April 21, 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>

===Textron Systems===
[[File:USMC-01522.jpg|thumb|[[RQ-7B Shadow]] UAV]]
Textron Systems is an aerospace and defense development and manufacturing firm headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. The company reported 2012 annual sales in the Textron Systems segment as $1.7 billion.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

Its operating units are:
* [[AAI Corporation|Support Solutions, Electronic Solutions, Unmanned Systems]] ([[Hunt Valley, Maryland]])
* Advanced Information Solutions ([[Austin, Texas]])
* Geospatial Solutions ([[Sterling, Virginia]])
* [[Lycoming Engines]] ([[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]])
* [[Textron Marine & Land Systems|Marine & Land Systems]] ([[Slidell, Louisiana]])
* TRU Simulation & Training ([[Tampa, Florida]])
* Weapon & Sensor Systems ([[Wilmington, Massachusetts]]): a maker of weapons such as anti-vehicle mines <ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/trump-land-mines.html |title=Trump Administration Expected to Loosen Military's Limits on Land Mines |first=John |last=Ismay |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 30, 2020 }}</ref> and surveillance systems.