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Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT),
announced today a long-term contract with the global leader in satellite
navigation, Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), to
provide the G1000H Integrated Avionics Suite for Bell Helicopter's new short
light single (SLS) aircraft. The all-glass avionics system digitally presents
critical flight information to the pilot via high-resolution LCD displays and
reduces overall pilot workload.
"Our customers are demanding the state-of-the-art
Garmin G1000H, and we are excited to bring the system's proven capabilities to
our new SLS helicopter," said Danny Maldonado, Bell Helicopter's executive
vice president of Commercial Sales and Marketing. "When we first began
development of the new aircraft, we wanted to improve situational awareness for
pilots with an advanced glass cockpit that would be the first of its kind in
the short light single class. After considering both our own experience and
customer feedback, we believe Garmin's is the perfect solution to deliver on
this promise."