Supporting The U.S. Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program
GE Aviation successfully completed testing a T901-GE-900 turboshaft engine prototype in support of the United States Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP). The company-funded test engine exceeded ITEP performance requirements, proving that the GE T901 engine is ready for the ITEP Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. The T901 engine tests were conducted over the span of six months and verified growth margin to meet future ITEP power requirements.
Covers Continuation and Expansion Of Blackwing UAS Program
The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract valued at $2,578,822 to AeroVironment for continuation and expansion of its Blackwing small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) program. The contract includes orders for multiple Blackwing vehicles, sensor payloads and refurbishment kits for a total value of The initial set of vehicles are anticipated for delivery by May 2018, and final delivery anticipated by November 2018.
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