11-Feb-24 - The US Army announced cancellation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program launched in 2018. It has opted to order more UH-60M Black Hawks, put the CH-47F Block II Chinook into production, and focus on developing new unmanned systems and space-based assets #FARA
03-Dec-21 - Honeywell begins testing Next-Generation T55-GA-714C engine for Chinook helicopters as part of the U.S. Army’s Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) #T55
21-Jul-20 - Honeywell passed US Army audit and opens new T55 engine maintenance center In Phoenix, Arizona increases engine throughput, lowers turn times, and streamlines support for the Chinook helicopter fleet #T55
08-Jun-20 - Honeywell to demonstrate to the U.S. Army its new T55-GA-714C for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Fort Eustis. The all-new engine variant is 25% more powerful and consumes 10% less fuel #Chinook
16-Oct-19 - Honeywell is launching a new T55 engine upgrade for the US Army’s CH-47 Chinook helicopters which will offer over 20% more power at sea level. In operation since 1962, more than 6,000 T55 engines having been produced and logging 12 million hours of operation #T55
15-Feb-18 - The Corpus Christi Army Depot completed the overhaul of the 1,000th T55 engine. More than 6,000 T55 have been produced and logged more than 12 million hours of operation on the CH/MH-47 Chinook
