Textron - Product Milestones

Product Milestones

Textron Systems has received a U.S. government award to build the first 100 kW solid-state laser.

Jacobsen turf maintenance equipment was used to maintain many of the stadiums that hosted the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

The V-22 Osprey, a revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft, received approval for full-scale production from the U.S. Department of Defense in 2005.

Cessna Aircraft Company in 2006 announced a feasibility study for a new low-cost, light-sport aircraft. As a result of the study the company announced the production of the $109,500 Cessna 162 at the AirVenture air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where they sold over 700 copies of the plane in one week.