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Bell Advances in Flight School Next Competition


Bell Textron Inc. was recently selected to continue in the competition for the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next program. As part of this selection, Bell and its industry teammates will advance to the second phase of the Army competition.


“We are honored to move forward in the Army’s Flight School Next program,” said Jeffrey Schloesser, senior vice president of strategic pursuits at Bell. “With Bell’s extensive history in military flight training, the proven Bell 505, and the expertise of our teammates, we are confident that our turnkey solution will support the Army in developing the next generation of aviation warfighters.”


Bell has a rich history with the U.S. Army’s flight training program going back over 70 years. The H-13 Sioux served as the Army’s first primary trainer, followed by the UH-1H and the Bell TH-67. The Bell 505 is the modern-day incarnation of its predecessors, building on their legacy of high-performance and reliability.


As Bell moves forward in the competition for Flight School Next, the team brings a turnkey solution leveraging the Bell 505, the highly regarded Bell Training Academy (BTA), and modern training technology. The team is prepared to enter the next phase of Flight School Next and demonstrate how Bell’s solution will effectively enable the Army to transform their student pilots into the next generation of aviation warfighters.


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Jan/Feb 2026


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