Bell Textron Inc. is preparing to move forward with a major industrial project at AllianceTexas in north Fort Worth, where the aerospace and defense company plans to construct a new aircraft parts factory with an investment that may reach $632 million.
Construction on the facility is expected to begin in April, marking a significant expansion of Bell Textron’s manufacturing footprint at a time when the company is ramping up production tied to a next-generation military aircraft program.
The project calls for a 448,000-square-foot building at 15100 N. Beach Street within the AllianceTexas development. The facility is planned as a dedicated production site for key components of the MV-75, a next-generation attack aircraft that is designed to replace the Black Hawk helicopter in the U.S. Army’s fleet.
Within the new building, Bell Textron will manufacture rotor blades and transmissions for the MV-75 platform. This specialized production focus aligns the facility with long-term defense program needs and positions the plant as an integral part of the company’s supply chain for the aircraft.
The expansion has meaningful employment implications for the local market. Bell Textron’s plans indicate that the project could create 1,000 jobs, tying the new facility’s operations to regional labor demand in advanced manufacturing and aerospace-related roles.
The scale of the undertaking is further underscored by Bell’s broader relationship with the U.S. Army. The company holds a contract to deliver MV-75 helicopters to the Army that could be worth as much as $70 billion. The Fort Worth factory is positioned as a critical production node supporting that contract by supplying core components for the aircraft.
On the design side, Burns & McDonnell is listed as the design firm for the project, indicating its role in shaping the facility’s specifications and layout to accommodate complex aerospace manufacturing requirements.
The development also has a policy and incentives dimension. The Bell factory was the first project approved for incentives under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology and Innovation Act program. This framework provides companies with a 10-year tax break if they satisfy defined job-creation and investment criteria, aligning the project with statewide economic development objectives.
For the industrial real estate sector in Fort Worth’s AllianceTexas area, the combination of a large-scale build-to-suit manufacturing facility, substantial capital investment and long-duration defense production contract highlights sustained demand for specialized industrial space tied to aerospace and defense supply chains.
