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| name = Textron Inc.
| name = Textron Inc.
| logo = Textron.svg
| logo = Textron.svg
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| logo_alt = Textron logo
| logo_alt = Textron logo
| image = Textron building in Providence, Rhode Island.jpg
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1923}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1923}}
| founder = [[Royal Little]]
| founder = [[Royal Little]]
| location = {{nowrap|[[Providence, Rhode Island]], US}}
| location = [[Textron Tower]]<br />{{nowrap|[[Providence, Rhode Island]], US}}
| key_people = [[Scott C. Donnelly]]<br />([[Chief executive officer|CEO]], [[chairman]] & [[President (corporate title)|president]])
| key_people = [[Scott C. Donnelly]]<br />([[Chief executive officer|CEO]], [[chairman]] & [[President (corporate title)|president]])
| products =
| products =
| industry = {{ubl|[[Aerospace industry|Aerospace]]|[[Automotive industry|Automotive]]|[[Defense industry|Defense]]}}
| industry = {{ubl|[[Aerospace industry|Aerospace]]|[[Automotive industry|Automotive]]|[[Defense industry|Defense]]}}
| revenue = {{Increase}} [[US$]]12.9&nbsp;billion (2022)
| revenue = {{Increase}} {{US$|13.7|link=yes}}&nbsp;billion (2023)
| operating_income = {{Increase}} US$862&nbsp;million (2022)
| operating_income = {{Increase}} US$922&nbsp;million (2023)
| profit = {{Increase}} US$861&nbsp;million (2022)
| profit = {{Increase}} US$921&nbsp;million (2023)
| assets = {{Increase}} US$16.3&nbsp;billion (2022)
| assets = {{Increase}} US$16.9&nbsp;billion (2023)
| equity = {{Increase}} US$7.11&nbsp;billion (2022)
| equity = {{Decrease}} US$6.99&nbsp;billion (2023)
| num_employees = 0 (2022)
| num_employees = {{circa|35,000}} (2023)
| divisions =
| divisions =
| subsid = {{Collapsible list
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|title=Subsidiary list
|title=Subsidiary list
|1=[[AAI Corporation]]
|1=[[AAI Corporation]]
|2=[[Able Aerospace Services]]
|2=[[Able Aerospace Services]]
|3=Advanced Information Solutions
|3=Advanced Information Solutions
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|9=E-Z-GO
|9=E-Z-GO
|10=Geospatial Solutions
|10=Geospatial Solutions
|11=[[Greenlee]]
|11=
|12=[[Jacobsen Manufacturing]]
|12=[[Jacobsen Manufacturing]]
|13=Kautex
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|19=TRU Simulation & Training}}
|19=TRU Simulation & Training}}
| homepage = {{URL|textron.com}}
| homepage = {{URL|textron.com}}
| footnotes = <ref name=2022AR>{{cite report |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000021734623000006/txt-20221231.htm |title=Textron Inc. 2022 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |date=February 16, 2023 |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] }}</ref>
| footnotes = <ref name=2023AR>{{cite report |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000021734624000017/txt-20231230.htm |title=Textron Inc. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |date=February 12, 2024 |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] }}</ref>
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'''Textron Inc.''' is an American industrial [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] based in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. Textron's subsidiaries include [[Arctic Cat]], [[Bell Textron]], [[Textron Aviation]] (which itself includes the [[Beechcraft]] and [[Cessna]] brands), and [[Lycoming Engines]]. It was founded by [[Royal Little]] in&nbsp;1923 as the '''Special Yarns Company'''. In 2020, Textron employed over 0 people in 25 different countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Textron 2020 Fact Book |url=https://www.textron.com/assets/FB/2020/financial-highlight.html#:~:text=Textron%202020%20Fact%20Book&text=Textron%20Inc.%20is%20an%20$11.7,with%20innovative%20products%20and%20services. |access-date=April 7, 2022 |publisher=Textron }}</ref>
'''Textron Inc.''' is an American industrial [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] based in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. Textron's subsidiaries include [[Arctic Cat]], [[Bell Textron]], [[Textron Aviation]] (which itself includes the [[Beechcraft]] and [[Cessna]] brands), and [[Lycoming Engines]]. It was founded by [[Royal Little]] in&nbsp;1923 as the '''Special Yarns Company'''. In 2020, Textron employed over 33,000 people in 25 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Textron 2020 Fact Book |url=https://www.textron.com/assets/FB/2020/financial-highlight.html#:~:text=Textron%202020%20Fact%20Book&text=Textron%20Inc.%20is%20an%20$11.7,with%20innovative%20products%20and%20services. |access-date=April 7, 2022 |publisher=Textron }}</ref>
The company ranked 265th on the 2021 [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] of the largest United States corporations by revenue.<ref name="Fortune 500 Companies 2018">{{cite web|url=https://fortune.com/fortune500/2021/search/?name=textron|title=Fortune 500 Companies 2021|website=fortune.com|access-date =March 7, 2022}}</ref>
The company ranked 265th on the 2021 [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] of the largest United States corporations by revenue.<ref name="Fortune 500 Companies 2018">{{cite web|url=https://fortune.com/fortune500/2021/search/?name=textron|title=Fortune 500 Companies 2021|website=fortune.com|access-date =March 7, 2022}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

===Early history===
===Early history===
[[File:Charlotte J Sternberg - Textron advertising - Ladies' Home Journal, 1948.jpg|thumb|left|Textron fabrics ad from 1948]]
[[File:Charlotte J Sternberg - Textron advertising - Ladies' Home Journal, 1948.jpg|thumb|Textron fabrics ad from 1948]]

Textron started as a textile company in 1923, when 27-year-old [[Royal Little]] founded the '''Special Yarns Corporation''' in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. The company manufactured synthetic [[yarn]]s, a niche product at the time. By the start of [[World War II]], the company was known as '''Atlantic Rayon Corporation''' and manufactured [[parachute]]s. As war production wound down, the company started making civilian products as well and was renamed '''Textron''': "Tex" for "textiles" and "tron" from synthetics such as "Lustron". The company was listed on the [[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]] in 1947.<ref name="textron.com1">{{cite web|url=http://www.textron.com/About/Company/History|title=History - Textron|work=textron.com|access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref>
Textron started as a textile company in 1923, when 27-year-old [[Royal Little]] founded the '''Special Yarns Corporation''' in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. The company manufactured synthetic [[yarn]]s, a niche product at the time. By the start of [[World War II]], the company was known as '''Atlantic Rayon Corporation''' and manufactured [[parachute]]s. As war production wound down, the company started making civilian products as well and was renamed '''Textron''': "Tex" for "textiles" and "tron" from synthetics such as "Lustron". The company was listed on the [[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]] in 1947.<ref name="textron.com1">{{cite web|url=http://www.textron.com/About/Company/History|title=History - Textron|work=textron.com|access-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref>


Royal Little began the process of turning Textron into a conglomerate in 1953, with the purchase of Burkart Manufacturing Company (upholstery filling for automotive industry) in September 1953, followed by the purchase of Dalmo-Victor (airborne Radar Antennae) and MB Manufacturing Company in early 1954.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nyti.ms/2OdeolR|title=Textron Expands Into Non-Textiles; Buys MB Manufacturing Co., Aircraft Parts Maker, as 'Hedge on Depression' |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref> The push for diversification would see Textron purchase various other manufacturing companies. In 1960, the company also bought Bell Aerospace and E-Z-Go.<ref name="textron.com1" /> The textile division was sold to [[Milliken & Company|Deering Milliken]] in 1963.<ref>{{Cite news |issn=0362-4331 |last=Vartan |first=Vartanig G. |title=TEXTRON LEAVES TEXTILE BUSINESS; Sells Its Ameroton Division to Deering Milliken, Inc. Stock Eases by 1955 Mergers Recalled |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=September 8, 2016 |date=April 17, 1963 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E03E4DC1F31E63ABC4F52DFB2668388679EDE&legacy=true }}</ref>
Royal Little began the process of turning Textron into a conglomerate in 1953, with the purchase of Burkart Manufacturing Company (upholstery filling for the automotive industry) in September 1953, followed by the purchase of Dalmo-Victor (airborne Radar Antennae)<ref>{{cite news |title=TEXTRON ACQUIRES UNIT; Gets All Stock of Dalmo Victor, Maker of Radar Antenna |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1954/01/12/archives/textron-acquires-unit-gets-all-stock-of-dalmo-victor-maker-of-radar.html |access-date=16 June 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=12 January 1954}}</ref> and MB Manufacturing Company in early 1954.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nyti.ms/2OdeolR|title=Textron Expands Into Non-Textiles; Buys MB Manufacturing Co., Aircraft Parts Maker, as 'Hedge on Depression' |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 5, 2018}}</ref> The push for diversification would see Textron purchase various other manufacturing companies. In 1960, the company also bought Bell Aerospace and E-Z-Go.<ref name="textron.com1" /> The textile division was sold to [[Milliken & Company|Deering Milliken]] in 1963.<ref>{{Cite news |issn=0362-4331 |last=Vartan |first=Vartanig G. |title=TEXTRON LEAVES TEXTILE BUSINESS; Sells Its Ameroton Division to Deering Milliken, Inc. Stock Eases by 1955 Mergers Recalled |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=September 8, 2016 |date=April 17, 1963 |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E03E4DC1F31E63ABC4F52DFB2668388679EDE&legacy=true }}</ref>


Later CEOs included [[G. William Miller]] (1968–1977), Joseph Collinson (1977–1979) and Robert P. Straetz (1979–1986). In 1984, Textron took on more debt and bought [[Avco]], a conglomerate almost as big as itself. Later on, James Hardymon took over as CEO.<ref name="textron.com1" /> This $1.4 billion acquisition included the parent of '[[Paul Revere Insurance Company]]''<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[New York Times]]
Later CEOs included [[G. William Miller]] (1968–1977), Joseph Collinson (1977–1979) and Robert P. Straetz (1979–1986). In 1984, Textron took on more debt and bought [[Avco]], a conglomerate almost as big as itself. Later on, James Hardymon took over as CEO.<ref name="textron.com1" /> This $1.4 billion acquisition included the parent of [[Unum|Paul Revere Insurance Company]]<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[New York Times]]
|title=Paul Revere Insurance Gets a New President
|title=Paul Revere Insurance Gets a New President
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/27/business/business-people-paul-revere-insurance-gets-a-new-president.html
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/27/business/business-people-paul-revere-insurance-gets-a-new-president.html
|date=December 27, 1990 |access-date=January 22, 2023}}</ref> (thru 1996, when they sold it).<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[New York Times]]
|date=December 27, 1990 |access-date=January 22, 2023}}</ref> (through 1996, when they sold it).<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[New York Times]]
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/07/business/textron-to-invest-in-paul-revere-unit-before-sale.html
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/07/business/textron-to-invest-in-paul-revere-unit-before-sale.html
|title=Textron to invest in Paul Revere Unit before sale
|title=Textron to invest in Paul Revere Unit before sale
|date=November 7, 1996
|date=November 7, 1996
|quote=selling its 83 percent stake to Provident Companies
|quote=selling its 83 percent stake to Provident Companies
|publisher=Bloomberg
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


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James Hardymon brought in [[Lewis B. Campbell]], who became CEO in 1998.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} Starting in 2000, Campbell led a company-wide restructuring program. The share price fell to as low as $13/share in March&nbsp;2003 after the economic downturn following the collapse of Internet companies and the [[September 11 attacks|terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center]]. Diminished demand for helicopters and airplanes led to layoffs at [[Cessna]] and [[Bell Textron]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}
James Hardymon brought in [[Lewis B. Campbell]], who became CEO in 1998.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} Starting in 2000, Campbell led a company-wide restructuring program. The share price fell to as low as $13/share in March&nbsp;2003 after the economic downturn following the collapse of Internet companies and the [[September 11 attacks|terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center]]. Diminished demand for helicopters and airplanes led to layoffs at [[Cessna]] and [[Bell Textron]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}


In 2007, the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' reported that Campbell had received $494,700 in compensation in the form of his use of a corporate jet to travel between his home and office, which made him the most expensive CEO in the country in terms of use of jet travel. Some shareholders have questioned whether it is a good use of shareholder dollars to pay for the personal lifestyle choice of the CEO to live in one state and work in another.<ref>Michael Brush, "The Sky's No Limit for CEO Perks," MSN Money (moneycentral.msn.com), October 17, 2007, citing Paul Hodgson, Up, Up, and Away: Personal Use of the Corporate Jet, The Corporate Library, September 4, 2007.</ref> Shares in Textron plummeted to as low as $10.09 per share in the aftermath of the [[Great Recession|2008 economic downturn]], driving its market capitalization down to just $3.17&nbsp;billion.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} While the company lost 75% of its value in the first ten years of Campbell's leadership, he managed to take home over $120&nbsp;million in compensation. His salary in 2008 was $25&nbsp;million, making him the highest paid executive of a conglomerate. Campbell managed to sell over $40&nbsp;million in Textron stock in April and May&nbsp;2008, at prices over $60 per share.
In 2007, the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' reported that Campbell had received $494,700 in compensation in the form of his use of a corporate jet to travel between his home and office, which made him the most expensive CEO in the country in terms of use of jet travel. Some shareholders have questioned whether it is a good use of shareholder dollars to pay for the personal lifestyle choice of the CEO to live in one state and work in another.<ref>Michael Brush, "The Sky's No Limit for CEO Perks," MSN Money (moneycentral.msn.com), October 17, 2007, citing Paul Hodgson, Up, Up, and Away: Personal Use of the Corporate Jet, The Corporate Library, September 4, 2007.</ref> Shares in Textron plummeted to as low as $10.09 per share in the aftermath of the [[Great Recession|2008 economic downturn]], driving its market capitalization down to just $3.17&nbsp;billion.{{Citation needed|date=June 2015}} While the company lost 75% of its value in the first ten years of Campbell's leadership, he managed to take home over $120&nbsp;million in compensation. His salary in 2008 was $25&nbsp;million, making him the highest-paid executive of a conglomerate. Campbell managed to sell over $40&nbsp;million in Textron stock in April and May&nbsp;2008, at prices over $60 per share.


===After Campbell===
===After Campbell===
[[Scott C. Donnelly]] became CEO in December 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.textron.com/about/leadership/corp-management/bios/donnelly-scott.php |title=About Textron: Leadership: Biography |publisher=Textron.com |access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref> Textron acquired Mechtronix in [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]] and OPINICUS in [[Tampa, Florida]], in 2013. Donnelly combined these flight simulation companies, along with Textron’s AAI Logistics & Technical Services, to form TRU Simulation & Training in 2014.<ref name="textron.com1" />
[[Scott C. Donnelly]] became CEO in December 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.textron.com/about/leadership/corp-management/bios/donnelly-scott.php |title=About Textron: Leadership: Biography |publisher=Textron.com |access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref> Textron acquired Mechtronix in [[Montreal|Montreal, Quebec]] and OPINICUS in [[Tampa, Florida]], in 2013. Donnelly combined these flight simulation companies, along with Textron's AAI Logistics & Technical Services, to form TRU Simulation & Training in 2014.<ref name="textron.com1" />


On December 26, 2013, Textron agreed to purchase [[Beechcraft]], including the discontinued Hawker jet line, for $1.4 billion. The sale closed in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/2013/12/26/3197897/textron-buys-beechcraft-in-14.html|title=Textron buys Beechcraft in $1.4 billion deal|work=kansas.com|access-date=April 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227172111/http://www.kansas.com/2013/12/26/3197897/textron-buys-beechcraft-in-14.html|archive-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/textron-to-buy-beechcraft-parent-for-1.4bn-394431/|title=Textron to buy Beechcraft parent for $1.4bn|work=flightglobal.com|access-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref><ref name="avweb1">{{cite web |url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Textron-Confirms-Beech-Acquisition-Updated221180-1.html |title=Textron Confirms Beech Acquisition |publisher=Avweb |date=December 26, 2013 |access-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Niles30Dec13">{{cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Textron-Fleshes-Out-Beech-Deal221194-1.html|title = Textron Fleshes Out Beech Deal|access-date = December 30, 2013|last = Niles|first = Russ|date = December 30, 2013| work = AVweb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Textron Completes Acquisition of Beechcraft |url=https://investor.textron.com/news/news-releases/press-release-details/2014/Textron-Completes-Acquisition-of-Beechcraft/default.aspx |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=investor.textron.com }}</ref> The company formed a new company called [[Textron Aviation]] to market the products of Beechcraft, [[Cessna]] and Hawker as individual [[brand]]s.<ref name="textron.com1" />
On December 26, 2013, Textron agreed to purchase [[Beechcraft]], including the discontinued Hawker jet line, for $1.4 billion. The sale closed in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/2013/12/26/3197897/textron-buys-beechcraft-in-14.html|title=Textron buys Beechcraft in $1.4 billion deal|work=kansas.com|access-date=April 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227172111/http://www.kansas.com/2013/12/26/3197897/textron-buys-beechcraft-in-14.html|archive-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/textron-to-buy-beechcraft-parent-for-1.4bn-394431/|title=Textron to buy Beechcraft parent for $1.4bn|work=FlightGlobal|access-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref><ref name="avweb1">{{cite web |url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Textron-Confirms-Beech-Acquisition-Updated221180-1.html |title=Textron Confirms Beech Acquisition |publisher=Avweb |date=December 26, 2013 |access-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Niles30Dec13">{{cite news|url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Textron-Fleshes-Out-Beech-Deal221194-1.html|title = Textron Fleshes Out Beech Deal|access-date = December 30, 2013|last = Niles|first = Russ|date = December 30, 2013| work = AVweb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Textron Completes Acquisition of Beechcraft |url=https://investor.textron.com/news/news-releases/press-release-details/2014/Textron-Completes-Acquisition-of-Beechcraft/default.aspx |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=investor.textron.com }}</ref> The company formed a new company called [[Textron Aviation]] to market the products of Beechcraft, [[Cessna]] and Hawker as individual [[brand]]s.<ref name="textron.com1" />


From 2013 to 2016, [[R&D]] investments were 4.3%, 4.0%, 4.6% and 4.2% of its revenues ($13.78 billion in 2016) and totaled more than $2.2 billion as it develops seven aircraft: the [[Bell 525 Relentless]], [[Bell V-280 Valor]] tiltrotor, [[Cessna Citation Longitude]], [[Cessna Citation Hemisphere]], [[Beechcraft Denali]] single-engine turboprop, the [[Cessna SkyCourier]] twin cargo hauler and the [[Textron Scorpion]] close support jet after the certification of the [[Bell 505 Jet Ranger X]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/textron-set-busy-new-year |title=Textron Set For Busy New Year |date=December 15, 2017 |first=William |last=Garvey |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology |url-access= subscription}}</ref>
From 2013 to 2016, [[R&D]] investments were 4.3%, 4.0%, 4.6%, and 4.2% of its revenues ($13.78 billion in 2016) and totaled more than $2.2 billion as it developed seven aircraft: the [[Bell 525 Relentless]], [[Bell V-280 Valor]] tiltrotor, [[Cessna Citation Longitude]], [[Cessna Citation Hemisphere]], [[Beechcraft Denali]] single-engine turboprop, the [[Cessna SkyCourier]] twin cargo hauler and the [[Textron Scorpion]] close support jet after the certification of the [[Bell 505 Jet Ranger X]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/textron-set-busy-new-year |title=Textron Set For Busy New Year |date=December 15, 2017 |first=William |last=Garvey |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology |url-access= subscription}}</ref>


In March 2022, Textron agreed to acquire [[Pipistrel]], an electrically powered aircraft manufacturer based in Italy and Slovenia.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Textron to Acquire Electric Aircraft Pioneer Pipistrel |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/textron-acquire-electric-aircraft-pioneer-110000277.html |access-date=April 7, 2022 |publisher=[[BusinessWire]]|via=finance.yahoo.com }}</ref>
In March 2022, Textron agreed to acquire [[Pipistrel]], an electrically powered aircraft manufacturer based in Italy and Slovenia.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Textron to Acquire Electric Aircraft Pioneer Pipistrel |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/textron-acquire-electric-aircraft-pioneer-110000277.html |access-date=April 7, 2022 |publisher=[[BusinessWire]]|via=finance.yahoo.com }}</ref>


On April 5, 2022, U.S. authorities announced criminal as well as civil charges in a Manhattan federal court against the former head of a now-defunct London-based company, Xcalibur Aerospace Ltd., for making a fraudulent bid to buy Textron for $13.8 billion. The Department of Justice and the SEC claimed that Xcalibur Aerospace was never in a position to complete a tender offer for Textron and lacked the finances to do so.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stempel |first=Jonathan |date=April 5, 2022 |title=U.S. charges fraud over bogus $13.8 bln Textron takeover bid |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-sec-sues-over-bogus-138-bln-textron-takeover-bid-2022-04-05/ |access-date=April 7, 2022}}</ref>
On April 5, 2022, U.S. authorities announced criminal as well as civil charges in a Manhattan federal court against the former head of a now-defunct London-based company, Xcalibur Aerospace Ltd., for making a fraudulent bid to buy Textron for $13.8 billion. The Department of Justice and the SEC claimed that Xcalibur Aerospace was never in a position to complete a tender offer for Textron and lacked the finances to do so.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stempel |first=Jonathan |date=April 5, 2022 |title=U.S. charges fraud over bogus $13.8 bln Textron takeover bid |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-sec-sues-over-bogus-138-bln-textron-takeover-bid-2022-04-05/ |access-date=April 7, 2022}}</ref>

On May 28, 2024, [[Textron]] publicly announced the completion of the 400th [[Cessna Citation Latitude]] [[business jet]] at its manufacturing facility in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], Kansas. Scheduled for delivery later this year, the significant achievement was marked by a celebratory event held by employees at the company's Wichita headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=Textron rolls out 400th Cessna Citation Latitude |url=https://www.globalair.com/articles/textron-rolls-out-400th-cessna-citation-latitude?id=7491 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Globalair.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Divisions==
==Divisions==


===Able Aerospace Services===
===Able Aerospace Services===
Able Aerospace Services is an international business and $70 million aerospace enterprise that is performing more than 8,000 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>
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===
===ATAC===
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===Arctic Cat===
===Arctic Cat===
On March 6, 2017, Textron bought out [[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>
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===
===Bell Textron===
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===E-Z-GO===
===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>
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===
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===Jacobsen===
===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.
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===
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>
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===
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===Textron Aviation===
===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" />
[[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.
* [[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>
* 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===
===Textron eAviation===
In March 2022 Textron entered into an agreement 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/wErV4|archive-date= April 21, 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>
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===
===Textron Systems===
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* {{Official website|http://www.textron.com}}
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Textron Inc.
FormerlySpecial Yarns Company
Company typePublic
ISINUS8832031012
Industry
Founded1923; 101 years ago (1923)
FounderRoyal Little
HeadquartersTextron Tower
Providence, Rhode Island, US
Key people
Scott C. Donnelly
(CEO, chairman & president)
RevenueIncrease US$13.7 billion (2023)
Increase US$922 million (2023)
Increase US$921 million (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$16.9 billion (2023)
Total equityDecrease US$6.99 billion (2023)
Number of employees
c. 35,000 (2023)
Subsidiaries
Subsidiary list
Websitetextron.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Textron Inc. is an American industrial conglomerate based in Providence, Rhode Island. Textron's subsidiaries include Arctic Cat, Bell Textron, Textron Aviation (which itself includes the Beechcraft and Cessna brands), and Lycoming Engines. It was founded by Royal Little in 1923 as the Special Yarns Company. In 2020, Textron employed over 33,000 people in 25 countries.[2] The company ranked 265th on the 2021 Fortune 500 of the largest United States corporations by revenue.[3]

History

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Early history

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Textron fabrics ad from 1948

Textron started as a textile company in 1923, when 27-year-old Royal Little founded the Special Yarns Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts. The company manufactured synthetic yarns, a niche product at the time. By the start of World War II, the company was known as Atlantic Rayon Corporation and manufactured parachutes. As war production wound down, the company started making civilian products as well and was renamed Textron: "Tex" for "textiles" and "tron" from synthetics such as "Lustron". The company was listed on the NYSE in 1947.[4]

Royal Little began the process of turning Textron into a conglomerate in 1953, with the purchase of Burkart Manufacturing Company (upholstery filling for the automotive industry) in September 1953, followed by the purchase of Dalmo-Victor (airborne Radar Antennae)[5] and MB Manufacturing Company in early 1954.[6] The push for diversification would see Textron purchase various other manufacturing companies. In 1960, the company also bought Bell Aerospace and E-Z-Go.[4] The textile division was sold to Deering Milliken in 1963.[7]

Later CEOs included G. William Miller (1968–1977), Joseph Collinson (1977–1979) and Robert P. Straetz (1979–1986). In 1984, Textron took on more debt and bought Avco, a conglomerate almost as big as itself. Later on, James Hardymon took over as CEO.[4] This $1.4 billion acquisition included the parent of Paul Revere Insurance Company[8] (through 1996, when they sold it).[9]

Campbell era

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James Hardymon brought in Lewis B. Campbell, who became CEO in 1998.[citation needed] Starting in 2000, Campbell led a company-wide restructuring program. The share price fell to as low as $13/share in March 2003 after the economic downturn following the collapse of Internet companies and the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Diminished demand for helicopters and airplanes led to layoffs at Cessna and Bell Textron.[citation needed]

In 2007, the Wall Street Journal reported that Campbell had received $494,700 in compensation in the form of his use of a corporate jet to travel between his home and office, which made him the most expensive CEO in the country in terms of use of jet travel. Some shareholders have questioned whether it is a good use of shareholder dollars to pay for the personal lifestyle choice of the CEO to live in one state and work in another.[10] Shares in Textron plummeted to as low as $10.09 per share in the aftermath of the 2008 economic downturn, driving its market capitalization down to just $3.17 billion.[citation needed] While the company lost 75% of its value in the first ten years of Campbell's leadership, he managed to take home over $120 million in compensation. His salary in 2008 was $25 million, making him the highest-paid executive of a conglomerate. Campbell managed to sell over $40 million in Textron stock in April and May 2008, at prices over $60 per share.

After Campbell

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Scott C. Donnelly became CEO in December 2009.[11] Textron acquired Mechtronix in Montreal, Quebec and OPINICUS in Tampa, Florida, in 2013. Donnelly combined these flight simulation companies, along with Textron's AAI Logistics & Technical Services, to form TRU Simulation & Training in 2014.[4]

On December 26, 2013, Textron agreed to purchase Beechcraft, including the discontinued Hawker jet line, for $1.4 billion. The sale closed in March 2014.[12][13][14][15][16] The company formed a new company called Textron Aviation to market the products of Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker as individual brands.[4]

From 2013 to 2016, R&D investments were 4.3%, 4.0%, 4.6%, and 4.2% of its revenues ($13.78 billion in 2016) and totaled more than $2.2 billion as it developed seven aircraft: the Bell 525 Relentless, Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor, Cessna Citation Longitude, Cessna Citation Hemisphere, Beechcraft Denali single-engine turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier twin cargo hauler and the Textron Scorpion close support jet after the certification of the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X.[17]

In March 2022, Textron agreed to acquire Pipistrel, an electrically powered aircraft manufacturer based in Italy and Slovenia.[18]

On April 5, 2022, U.S. authorities announced criminal as well as civil charges in a Manhattan federal court against the former head of a now-defunct London-based company, Xcalibur Aerospace Ltd., for making a fraudulent bid to buy Textron for $13.8 billion. The Department of Justice and the SEC claimed that Xcalibur Aerospace was never in a position to complete a tender offer for Textron and lacked the finances to do so.[19]

On May 28, 2024, Textron publicly announced the completion of the 400th Cessna Citation Latitude business jet at its manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas. Scheduled for delivery later this year, the significant achievement was marked by a celebratory event held by employees at the company's Wichita headquarters.[20]

Divisions

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Able Aerospace Services

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Able Aerospace Services is an international business and $70 million aerospace enterprise that is performing more than 2,800 proprietary FAA-approved repairs on aircraft and components.[21]

ATAC

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

Arctic Cat

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On March 6, 2017, Textron acquired Arctic Cat for US$247M. Arctic Cat is a manufacturer of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and side-by-sides. Textron operates Arctic Cat as a subsidiary of Textron Specialized Vehicles.[22]

Bell Textron

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Bell 429 Helicopter

Bell Textron is an American helicopter and rotorcraft manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.[23]

E-Z-GO

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Acquired by Textron in 1960,[24] 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 vehicles[25] and other multipurpose utility vehicles under the E-Z-Go, Cushman and Bad Boy Buggy brands.[26]

Greenlee

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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.[27]

Jacobsen

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Textron purchased Jacobsen Manufacturing in June 1978 and continued to produce Jacobsen garden tractors into the 1990s.[28][29] Today, Jacobsen sells various products used for turf care: maintenance equipment, vehicles, and other products.

Kautex Textron

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Kautex Textron is a supplier to the automotive industry. The company produces plastic 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.[30]

Textron AirLand

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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.[31]

Textron Aviation

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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.[32]

Textron eAviation

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In March 2022 Textron agreed to buy Slovenian 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.[33][34]

Textron Systems

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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]

Its operating units are:

References

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  1. ^ Textron Inc. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K) (Report). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Textron 2020 Fact Book". Textron. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Fortune 500 Companies 2021". fortune.com. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "History - Textron". textron.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "TEXTRON ACQUIRES UNIT; Gets All Stock of Dalmo Victor, Maker of Radar Antenna". The New York Times. January 12, 1954. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Textron Expands Into Non-Textiles; Buys MB Manufacturing Co., Aircraft Parts Maker, as 'Hedge on Depression'". The New York Times. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Vartan, Vartanig G. (April 17, 1963). "TEXTRON LEAVES TEXTILE BUSINESS; Sells Its Ameroton Division to Deering Milliken, Inc. Stock Eases by 1955 Mergers Recalled". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Paul Revere Insurance Gets a New President". New York Times. December 27, 1990. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "Textron to invest in Paul Revere Unit before sale". New York Times. November 7, 1996. selling its 83 percent stake to Provident Companies
  10. ^ Michael Brush, "The Sky's No Limit for CEO Perks," MSN Money (moneycentral.msn.com), October 17, 2007, citing Paul Hodgson, Up, Up, and Away: Personal Use of the Corporate Jet, The Corporate Library, September 4, 2007.
  11. ^ "About Textron: Leadership: Biography". Textron.com. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  12. ^ "Textron buys Beechcraft in $1.4 billion deal". kansas.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  13. ^ "Textron to buy Beechcraft parent for $1.4bn". FlightGlobal. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  14. ^ "Textron Confirms Beech Acquisition". Avweb. December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  15. ^ Niles, Russ (December 30, 2013). "Textron Fleshes Out Beech Deal". AVweb. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  16. ^ "Textron Completes Acquisition of Beechcraft". investor.textron.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  17. ^ Garvey, William (December 15, 2017). "Textron Set For Busy New Year". Aviation Week & Space Technology.
  18. ^ "Textron to Acquire Electric Aircraft Pioneer Pipistrel" (Press release). BusinessWire. Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via finance.yahoo.com.
  19. ^ Stempel, Jonathan (April 5, 2022). "U.S. charges fraud over bogus $13.8 bln Textron takeover bid". Reuters. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  20. ^ "Textron rolls out 400th Cessna Citation Latitude". Globalair.com. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  21. ^ "Textron Aviation acquires Able Engineering and Component Services - Vertical Magazine". Vertical Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  22. ^ "Textron Is Buying Snowmobile Maker Arctic Cat". fortune.com. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  23. ^ Baker, Sandra (May 11, 2017). "Bell Helicopter finds airfield site, will reduce flying over Keller". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  24. ^ "E-Z-GO History". Textron. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  25. ^ "E-Z-GO Introduces the 2Five". BUSINESS WIRE. June 30, 2010.
  26. ^ "E-Z-GO Selected as Official Golf Car and Utility Vehicle of Universal Orlando". E-Z-GO press release. August 31, 2006. Archived from the original on June 28, 2014.
  27. ^ "Textron to sell its tool business to Ferguson-based Emerson". Stltoday.com. Retrieved May 8, 2018 – via Reuters.
  28. ^ Will, Oscar H. (2009). Garden Tractors: Deere, Cub Cadet, Wheel Horse, and All the Rest, 1930s to Current. Voyageur Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-61673-161-8. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  29. ^ "Textron Completes Jacobsen Purchase". The New York Times. June 3, 1978. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  30. ^ "Textron exploring options for fuel tanks unit". Reuters. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  31. ^ Niles, Russ (December 1, 2013). "Scorpion May Not Be Built By Cessna". Avweb. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  32. ^ a b "Textron Completes Acquisition of Beechcraft". Textron. March 14, 2014.
  33. ^ O'Connor, Kate (March 17, 2022). "Textron To Acquire Pipistrel". AVweb. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  34. ^ Niles, Russ (April 20, 2022). "Textron Completes $235 Million Purchase Of Pipistrel". AVweb. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  35. ^ Ismay, John (January 30, 2020). "Trump Administration Expected to Loosen Military's Limits on Land Mines". The New York Times.
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