Bell takes delivery of the upgraded T901 Turbine Engine from GE Aerospace

 Bell Textron Inc., a subsidiary of Textron Inc., declared that the US Army has formally given Bell the order for the T901 Improved Turbine Engine from GE Aerospace for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. Bell is now ready to finish building the Bell 360 Invictus competitive prototype and advance to the next round of the FARA competition. The engine has arrived.


Jayme Gonzalez, program manager at FARA, said, “The ITEP delivery is a major milestone for FARA and the Bell 360 Invictus competitive prototype. Now that we have received the engine, we are ready to begin working toward ground runs and other necessary preparations before the first flight later next year.”

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