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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-20-086824
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200727
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200727
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200727

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TEXTRON INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000217346
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIRCRAFT & PARTS [3720]
		IRS NUMBER:				050315468
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0102

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-240117
		FILM NUMBER:		201050520

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 WESTMINSTER ST
		CITY:			PROVIDENCE
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02903
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4014212800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 WESTMINSTER ST
		CITY:			PROVIDENCE
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02903

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICAN TEXTRON INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710510
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on July 27, 2020 </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Registration No. 333-_____ </B></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>



<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM S-8</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>TEXTRON
INC.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Its Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 50%; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">05-0315468</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">(State or Other Jurisdiction of</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Incorporation or Organization)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>40 Westminster Street </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Providence, Rhode Island 02903</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Textron Savings Plan</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Textron Canada Savings Plan</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Full Title of the Plan)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Jayne M. Donegan</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Executive General Counsel</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Textron Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">40 Westminster Street</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Providence, Rhode Island 02903</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>401-421-2800</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
of Agent for Service)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions
of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo; and &ldquo;emerging
growth company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Large
accelerated filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Accelerated
filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Non-accelerated
filer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Smaller
reporting company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Emerging
growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: #333333; background-color: white">If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</P>

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<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; white-space: nowrap; width: 12%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; padding-left: 5.4pt">Amount to be<BR> Registered (1)</TD>
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<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; width: 10%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Proposed Maximum <BR> Offering Price Per<BR> Share (2)</FONT></TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; width: 10%; text-align: center">Proposed Maximum<BR> Aggregate Offering<BR> Price (2) &nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; width: 10%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Amount of Registration<BR> Fee</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Common Stock .125 par value per share</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">25,000,000 shares</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">32.98</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">824,500,000</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD>
<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">107,020.10</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 3%">(1)</TD><TD STYLE="width: 97%">This registration statement includes 24,500,000 shares of common stock with respect to the Textron Savings Plan and 500,000
shares with respect to the Textron Canada Savings Plan. Such presently indeterminable number of additional shares of common stock
is also registered hereunder as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or other similar
transactions. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933,&nbsp;this registration statement also covers
an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan(s) described herein.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 3%; text-align: left">(2)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 97%">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based, in
                                                accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &ldquo;Act&rdquo;), on the average of the high
                                                and low prices per share of Textron's Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 20, 2020 (rounded up
                                                to the nearest cent).</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INTRODUCTION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This registration statement on Form S-8
is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Textron Inc. (&ldquo;Textron&rdquo;); it relates to the registration of
additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a registration statement is effective relating to the Textron
Savings Plan (&ldquo;TSP&rdquo;) and the Textron Canada Savings Plan (&ldquo;TCSP&rdquo;). Pursuant to General Instruction E of
Form S-8, except as otherwise provided herein, this registration statement also incorporates by reference Textron&rsquo;s registration
statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465914054049/a14-17609_3s8.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-197690, filed on July 28, 2014</A>) relating to an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of Textron&rsquo;s
common stock, par value $.125 per share (&ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;) issuable under the TSP and the TCSP, plus an indeterminate
amount of interests to be offered and sold pursuant to the TSP. This Registration Statement relates to an additional (i) 24,500,000
shares of Common Stock to be offered and sold under the TSP and (ii) 500,000 shares of Common Stock to be offered and sold under
the TCSP.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>PART II</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 6%"><B>Item 3.</B></TD><TD STYLE="width: 94%"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Except as otherwise
provided herein, the contents of Textron&rsquo;s registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-197690), filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2009, are incorporated by reference herein.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The following documents
are incorporated by reference in this registration statement although we are not incorporating any information that we are deemed
to furnish and not file in any of our Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed in accordance with SEC rules:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Textron Savings Plan <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465920076472/tm2023273-1_11k.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Annual Report on Form 11-K for the fiscal year ended</A> <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465920076472/tm2023273-1_11k.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">December 31, 2019</A> and Textron&rsquo;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465920024773/txt-20200104x10k00cfc1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 4,</A> <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465920024773/txt-20200104x10k00cfc1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">2020;</A></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Textron&rsquo;s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465920055073/txt-20200404x10q.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">April 4, 2020</A>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Textron&rsquo;s Current Reports on Form
8-K filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465920004352/tm203462-1_8k.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">January 15, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465920034531/tm2012699-1_8k.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">March 17, 2020</A>, April <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465920042354/tm2014757-1_8k.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">2, 2020</A> (except to the extent deemed furnished and not filed) and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000155278120000398/e20404_txt-8k.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">June 18, 2020;</A></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All other reports filed pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the registrant document
referred to in (a) above; and</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of Textron&rsquo;s Common
Stock which is filed as <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465920024773/ex-4d6.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Exhibit 4.6 to Textron&rsquo;s</A> <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465920024773/ex-4d6.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 4, 2020</A> and
the description of the Common Stock contained in the registration statement filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
such descriptions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">All documents subsequently
filed by Textron pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document
which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 6%; text-align: left"><B>Item 8.</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 94%"><B>Exhibits</B></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 36pt">4.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000021734610000048/threeone.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Textron. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Textron&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 3, 2010.</A></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 36pt">4.2</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000021734611000048/exhibitthreeone.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Textron, filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on April 27, 2011, incorporated into this registration statement by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Textron&rsquo;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2011.</A></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 36pt">4.3</TD><TD><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/217346/000110465916161176/a16-22811_1ex3d2.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Textron, effective April 28, 2010, and as further amended April 27, 2011, July 23, 2013, February 25, 2015 and December 6, 2016, incorporated into this registration statement by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to Textron&rsquo;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on December 8, 2016.</A></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 43.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 37.8pt"><A HREF="tm2025492d1_ex5.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">5</A></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="tm2025492d1_ex5.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Legal Opinion of Jayne M. Donegan, Executive Counsel.</A></TD></TR>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Note: Textron undertakes that
it will submit or has submitted the Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (&ldquo;IRS&rdquo;) in a timely
manner and has made or will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan.</TD></TR>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 43.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 37.8pt"><A HREF="tm2025492d1_ex23-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">23.1</A></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="tm2025492d1_ex23-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</A></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
<TD STYLE="width: 43.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 37.8pt"><A HREF="tm2025492d1_ex5.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">23.2</A></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="tm2025492d1_ex5.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Consent of Jayne M. Donegan is included in her legal opinion filed as Exhibit 5 hereof.</A></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 43.2pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 37.8pt"><A HREF="#a_001">24</A></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="#a_001">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereof).</A></TD></TR></TABLE>




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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><A NAME="a_001"></A>SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized,
in the City of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, on this 27th day of July, 2020.</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">TEXTRON INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Registrant)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.25in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 47%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Frank T. Connor</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Frank T. Connor,</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Executive Vice President</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">And Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that
each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints E. Robert Lupone, Jayne M. Donegan and Ann T. Willaman,
and each of them acting individually, as his or her attorney in fact, each with full power of substitution, for him or her in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits
thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 3in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.6in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%"><U>Signature</U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 42%"><U>Title</U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 20%"><U>Date</U></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Scott C. Donnelly</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Scott C. Donnelly</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(principal executive officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Kathleen M. Bader</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Kathleen M. Bader</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ R. Kerry Clark</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>R. Kerry Clark</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ James T. Conway</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>James T. Conway</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Paul E. Gagn&eacute;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Paul E. Gagn&eacute;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Ralph D. Heath</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Ralph D. Heath</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Deborah Lee James</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Deborah Lee James</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;/s/ Lionel L. Nowell III&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><U>&nbsp;</U></TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Lionel L. Nowell III</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ James L. Ziemer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>James L. Ziemer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Maria T. Zuber</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Director</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Maria T. Zuber</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Frank T. Connor</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Frank T. Connor</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(principal financial officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Mark S. Bamford</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Vice President and Corporate Controller</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>July 27, 2020</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Mark S. Bamford</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(principal accounting officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, Textron Inc., as Plan Administrator, has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Providence, State of Rhode Island on July 27, 2020.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">TEXTRON INC., as Plan Administrator
    for</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the Textron Savings Plan and
    for the</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Textron Canada Savings Plan</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.25in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 47%"> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Frank T. Connor</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Frank T. Connor,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Executive Vice President</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">And Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">July 27, 2020</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Judiciary Plaza</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">450 Fifth Street, N.W</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Washington, DC 20549</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 97%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Registration Statement on Form S-8</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Sir/Madam:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">I am Executive Counsel
of Textron Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#8220;Textron&#8221;). As such I have acted as its counsel in connection with the preparation
and filing by Textron of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) under the Securities Act
of 1993 with respect to the registration of 25,000,000 additional shares of its Common Stock, par value $.125 per share (the &#8220;Securities&#8221;),
including 24,500,000 shares which may be sold pursuant to the Textron Savings Plan and 500,000 shares which may be sold pursuant
to the Textron Canada Savings Plan.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">I am familiar with
Textron&#8217;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-laws, each as amended to date, and I have examined
such corporate proceedings of Textron and such matters of law as I have deemed necessary to enable me to render this opinion.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Based upon the foregoing,
it is my opinion that when the Securities have been sold as described in the Registration Statement, they will be legally issued,
fully paid and nonassessable.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">I hereby consent to
the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Jayne M. Donegan</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jayne M. Donegan</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Executive Counsel</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit&nbsp;23.1</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Consent of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0in; text-indent: 0.5in">We
consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form&nbsp;S-8) pertaining to the Textron Savings Plan
and Textron Canada Savings Plan of our reports (a) dated February&nbsp;25, 2020, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
and schedule of Textron Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Textron Inc. included in its
Annual Report (Form&nbsp;10-K) for the year ended January 4, 2020, and (b) dated June 24, 2020, with respect to the financial statements
and schedule of the Textron Savings Plan included in the Plan&rsquo;s Annual Report (Form 11-K), for the year ended December 31,
2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0in; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young&nbsp;LLP</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Boston, Massachusetts</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">July&nbsp;27, 2020</P>

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