On September 28th, the Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) reached a significant milestone with the acceptance of the first General Electric (GE) Aerospace T901 flight test (FT) engine by the government. The second T901 engine is currently undergoing the acceptance process. Both engines are set to be delivered by the government to the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competitive prototype vendors by the end of October 2023.
The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) accepted the engine at GE Aerospace’s facility in Lynn, Massachusetts, marking a crucial step in delivering flight test engines for two FARA Competitive Prototype (FARA-CP) aircraft: Bell’s 360 Invictus and Sikorsky’s Raider X. This engine handover underscores the long-standing partnership between DCMA, the Army, and GE.