NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — A five-year, multi-year procurement (MYP) contract was signed on January 8 between the Department of War (DOW) and GE Aerospace for both new production and spare T408 engines, along with associated sustainment services for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter. The $1.4 billion contract covers five years, Lots Leer másCH-53K program signs a contract with GE for T408 engines[…]
Story by Samantha Morse. Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) continues to expand its support of naval aviation’s heavy lift mission with the recent induction of a CH-53K King Stallion T408 engine, the first of its kind to undergo depot-level maintenance. Following the Leer másFRCE incorporates the first CH-53K T408 engine to depot-level maintenance[…]
WASHINGTON — The USCG recently completed contract actions aimed at accelerating delivery of new MH-60T Jayhawk medium-range recovery helicopters and HC-130J Hercules long-range surveillance aircraft and expanding mission capabilities of the expanded aviation fleet. On September 8, the Coast Guard placed a $14.3 million order for delivery of 13 General Electric T700 engines for its Leer másUSCG completed contract actions for new MH-60T and HC-130J[…]
Story by Senior Airman Serena Smith, 129tg Rescue Wing MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, California.— The U.S. Air Force 129th Rescue Wing is replacing the HH-60G Pave Hawk with six newer HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters. The first two rescue helicopters arrived this month and the wing plans to receive the next four by the Leer másCalifornia Air Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing upgrades to HH-60W[…]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 29, 2025 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, started its first-ever ground runs on a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter equipped with two GE Aerospace T901 Improved Turbine Engines (ITE). During this test, the T901 engine demonstrated its capabilities through a series of rigorous procedures. The initial light off and ground runs Leer másSikorsky begins UH-60M Black Hawk ground runs with GE T901 engines[…]
OTTAWA, Canada. May 28, 202 — Smith Myers ARTEMIS has been selected to be integrated on the RCAF CH-149 Cormorant Search and Rescue Helicopter Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project. The Smith Myers’ ARTEMIS Mobile Phone Detection Location System has been chosen to be a key component of the upgrade. The CMLU Project aims to transition Canada’s Leer másSmith Myers ARTEMIS selected for RCAF CH-149 Mid-Life Upgrade[…]
Rome, November 28, 2023 — The Leonardo AW189 is the world’s most successful super-medium class helicopter and grows its presence further in the offshore oil and gas support market and Latin America with an order placed by leading helicopter operator Omni Helicopters International (OHI) for three units, including two AW189s (powered by General Electric engines) Leer másOmni Helicopters International (OHI) signs for 3 Leonardo AW189[…]
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, October 30, 2023: The U.S. Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) recently has delivered the first two GE T901 flight test engines for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototypes Bell 360 Invictus and Sikorsky Raider X. The Army delivered the new 3,000 shaft horsepower engines to Bell’s 360 Invictus and Leer másBell 360 Invictus and Sikorsky Raider X receives first T901 engines[…]
MESA, Ariz., Oct. 11, 2023 – The newest version of the Boeing AH-64E Apache V6.5 successfully first flight with an upgraded capabilities suite as the company continues to modernize the platform. The upgraded E-model Apache, known as Version 6.5, or V6.5, is the next configuration of the world’s premier attack helicopter. “We saw our hard work Leer másEnhanced Boeing AH-64E Apache V6.5 completes first flight[…]
Boeing’s Modernized AH-64 Apache helicopter will provide the U.S. Army with the attack and reconnaissance capabilities it needs to dominate in highly complex and ever-changing ecosystems, with an unmatched lethality and networking, enhanced survivability and increased range and endurance. “Fighting and winning on any battlefield, today and tomorrow.” – This is a common response amongst Leer másModernized AH-64 Apache attack helicopter capabilities[…]