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Second Next-Gen Black Hawk and Apache Engine Prototype to Start Testing Next Year

Back in March, General Electric began testing a new rotorcraft engine called T901. The powerplant is the spearhead of the U.S. Army’s Improved Turbine Engine (ITE) program and is meant for both ...
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Army Black Hawk Running Brand-New Engines Goes Through First Ground Tests

It was back in 2019 when the U.S. Army decided it was time for the fleet of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to get a significant overhaul, including a replacement of the engines. Since then, the helo’s ...
Aviation Today

Sikorsky Runs ITEP Engine On FARA Prototype, First Flight On Black Hawk Likely In Early ‘25 – April 25

DENVER — The Army recently ran the new GE Aerospace T901 next-gen helicopter engine on Sikorsky’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype, gathering data ahead of a planned first flight ...
AeroTime

Rolls-Royce begins FLRAA engine testing in Indianapolis for US Army MV-75

Testing of the AE 1107F turboshaft engine is underway at Rolls-Royce’s Indianapolis facility, the company’s main US manufacturing and test site. The engine will equip Bell’s MV-75 tiltrotor, selected ...
Aviation Week

GE Aerospace, Sikorsky Begin T901 Black Hawk Engine Runs

A U.S. Army UH-60M begins engine runs with new GE Aerospace T901 powerplants. Credit: Sikorsky Sikorsky and GE Aerospace on Jan. 29 announced the first engine runs of T901 Improved Turbine Engines on ...