Business Wire

Textron AirLand’s Scorpion ISR/Strike Jet Readies for Upcoming U.S. Events and Military Exercises

WICHITA, Kan.-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron AirLand, LLC, a joint venture between Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, today announced that its Scorpion aircraft will participate in a ...
Houston Chronicle

And Just Like That, a Fighter Jet Is Born

It may not look like much right now, but Textron's new "Scorpion" fighter jet can fly. And on Thursday, Textron proved it. Taking off from McConnell Air Force Base at 9:05 a.m. central time, test ...
Houston Chronicle

Textron Scorpion Fighter Jet: Will It Take the Fight to ISIS?

According to a Nov. 2 DefenseNews.com report, the United Arab Emirates is looking to beef up its air force, and is giving the Scorpion a good hard look. As well it should. The UAE is using F-16 ...
Business Wire

Textron AirLand Invites IDEX Attendees to Explore the Scorpion’s Multi-Mission Capabilities as It Enters Year-Two of Flight Testing

WICHITA, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Textron AirLand, LLC, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), will feature its Scorpion ISR/Trainer/Strike aircraft at the 12th edition of the International Defence ...
Aviation Week

Textron Scorpion Makes First Flight

After less than two years in development, Textron’s low-cost, jack-of-many-trades Scorpion aircraft has made its first flight at McConnell AFB in Wichita. The company is promoting the 1.4-hr.
Aviation Week

Could Textron Scorpion Follow F-16 Example?

The Textron AirLand Scorpion light attack aircraft, which is scheduled to make its first flight in the next few weeks, continues to capture—and hold—the attention of Europeans. Although its developers ...
Wichita Eagle

First Scorpion flight should happen this week

Textron AirLand plans to fly the first prototype of the Scorpion, its military light attack jet, on Tuesday or Wednesday, a Textron spokesman said Monday. Because of icing conditions on Monday, first ...
Reuters

Textron upbeat on Scorpion jet; UK plans test flights

PARIS (Reuters) - Textron Inc on Tuesday said it was upbeat about the prospects of its new Scorpion light attack and spy jet, which is gearing up for 10 days of UK flight demonstrations and visits to ...
The Pantagraph

If a Textron Exec Lands in the Pentagon, Will Scorpion Jet Finally Find a Buyer?

Last week we learned that President Donald Trump will nominate Textron Systems head Ellen Lord to become the Department of Defense's new undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and ...
Ainonline.com

2017 Dubai Airshow

Could the Textron Scorpion Jet be the Light Attack and ISR Platform of the Future? Could the Textron Scorpion Jet be the Light Attack and ISR Platform of the Future? Air Baltic Reflects on Its First ...
Billings Gazette

Who Will Replace the A-10 Warthog? Textron Has a 2-in-3 Chance

Few aircraft in the U.S. Air Force's arsenal attract as much support as the A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog. In a fit of martial poetry, Mother Jones describes the A-10 as "an unstoppable commercial ...