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Textron Marine
& Land Systems was founded by Bell Aerospace, and started operations in New
Orleans, LA in 1969 under the name Bell Aerospace Textron. Early projects included
the Navy's Amphibious Assault Landing Craft and the SES series of ships. In 1977,
the division merged with Halter Marine to become Bell Halter Inc., and in 1987
it became Textron Marine. By 1994, the company had merged with Cadillac Gage to
form Textron Marine & Land Systems, the name it operates under today. After
a corporate transformation at Textron Inc., TM&LS became an operation of Textron
Systems, a world leader in advanced technology solutions for the global aerospace
and defense industries. Today, Textron Marine
& Land Systems manufactures specialty vehicles and equipment for military
and commercial use, such as the M1117 Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) for the U.S.
Army, the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) for the U.S. Navy, the Motor Life Boat
(MLB) for the U.S. Coast Guard, and Cadillac Gage turret systems. | 
