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Textron, Bell Helicopter, AAI, Open Integration And Calibration Labs

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

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Textron Systems [TXT] and Bell Helicopter yesterday said new labs are open at the Huntsville, Ala. site: the Textron Systems Integration and Collaboration Lab and Bell Helicopter/AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manned/Unmanned Operations (MUMO) Capability Development Lab. Bell Helicopter and AAI are subordinate units of Textron. The labs combine live data feeds, high-fidelity simulated environments and field equipment to enable rapid system integration and testing, and the demonstration and proof of operational concepts, the company said in a statement. The Textron…

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