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Bell 505 and 412EPX Highlight OEM’s Vertical Advantages

Textron division offers helicopters for various civil and defense applications

Bell 505 at Dubai Airshow 2025 — Bell 505 at the Dubai Airshow 2025. © David McIntosh/AIN

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

November 17, 2025

Bell Textron is displaying its 505 light single and a Subaru Bell 412EPX medium-twin-engine helicopter at the Dubai Airshow while also highlighting other helicopters targeting the Middle East market. These include the 525, the first civil flight-by-wire helicopter, which is undergoing the final stages of FAA certification; the 407 aerial scout/light attack platform; and the 429 for law enforcement and emergency medical services (EMS).

Since its introduction in 2017, Bell has delivered more than 500 Bell 505 Jet Ranger X aircraft to operators in 55 countries, and the company is now positioning the helicopter as the next training platform for military ab initio programs. The latest such proposal is for the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next program, and an IFR version of the 505 would replace the twin-engine UH-72 Lakota. The Lakota is based on the Airbus Helicopters EC145 and is also used by the U.S. Navy.

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