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Texas Department of Public Safety orders Bell 407GXi to expand helicopter fleet

Bell Textron announced at VAI Verticon that the Texas Department of Public Safety has signed a purchase agreement for a Bell 407GXi. The single‑engine 407GXi will augment DPS's rotary‑wing capability alongside its Bell 412EP for statewide law‑enforcement and public‑safety missions.

Discovered 2026-03-10T10:08:32.794486-07:00 | 2026-03-10T10:08:32.794486-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The purchase adds a modern single‑engine 407GXi to DPS’s rotor fleet, expanding statewide law‑enforcement and public‑safety mission capability and complementing its existing Bell 412EP.
  • The sale aligns with Bell’s recent commercial delivery momentum, reinforcing demand in civil and public‑safety markets (see recent Bell commercial delivery trends). source:f6b936e1-930b-4970-b014-3f6a31797eaa
  • Integration, sustainment and avionics/HUMS choices will matter for operational availability and lifecycle costs; Bell 412 operators are already adopting HUMS and modernization programmes, a relevant precedent for DPS. source:a95b658e-9e10-4f29-b65a-3273fcf0993f

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Textron rotorhub.com helicoptersmagazine.com Vertical Mag
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2026-03-10T10:08:32.794486-07:00
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2026-03-11T04:41:14.980117-07:00
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