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November 4, 2026

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Bell, PhotonFirst to Mature Fiber Optic SHM for Rotorcraft

Bell, PhotonFirst to Mature Fiber Optic SHM for Rotorcraft The collaboration will mature FBG-based sensing for condition-based maintenance on Bell rotorcraft, drawing on PhotonFirst’s experience embedding optical fibers in composite aerospace structures. By Grace Stubbins Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.) and PhotonFirst Technologies B.V. (Alkmaar, The Netherlands) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further explore and mature the...
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