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ITEP

Improved Turbine Engine Program. Black Hawk and Apache new engines





Black Hawk and Apaches engines

The US Army launched the ITEP program in order to replace the 1970s-era T700 family of engines for the Black Hawk and Apache fleet to obtain improved mobility, range and payload capacity. It's going to provide over 3,000 shaft horsepower compared to the current 1,900 to 2,000 hp. The ITEP design will also decrease the amount of maintenance required.

On January 2019, the US Army selected the GE T901. GE has powered Black Hawks and Apaches for the past four decades with its T700 engine



ITEP Timeline



- Materiel development decision by 2nd quarter FY17
- Preliminary design review by 2nd quarter of FY18
- Milestone B by 4th quarter of FY18
- Concept design review by 1st quarter of FY20
- First engine test by 1st quarter of FY22
- Engine qualification and milestone C by 3rd quarter FY24


Main Contenders



ATEC T900 / HPW3000 by Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney


ATEC T900


GE T901 by GE Aviation


GE T901




News


3D Printed Parts for Army Helicopters

3D Printed Parts for Army Helicopters

21-Sep-20 - Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) will create a “digital twin” of an UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter with the goal of develop a 3D-printing parts replacement assembly line #parts
ITEP Engine Completes Critical Design Review

ITEP Engine Completes Critical Design Review

09-Sep-20 - The General Electric GE T901 Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) completed its latest major milestone ahead of schedule, the Critical Design Review (CDR), utilizing a virtual environment. #ITEP
T901 Engine Tested on AH-64E Apache

T901 Engine Tested on AH-64E Apache

09-Mar-20 - A mockup model of US Army’ next generation engine, the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) GE T901 was mounted for the first time in the AH-64E Apache at Boeing’ Mesa facility #T901
ATEC Files Protest For ITEP Decision

ATEC Files Protest For ITEP Decision

20-Feb-19 - ATEC, a joint venture of Honeywell and P&W, filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) against the US Army’ selection of the GE T901 instead of the ATEC HPW3000/T900 #ITEP
US Army Selects GE T901 for ITEP Program

US Army Selects GE T901 for ITEP Program

02-Feb-19 - US Army selected GE T901-GE-900 engine for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) for a Black Hawk and Apache new engine #ITEP
ATEC T900 Engine On Apache and Black Hawk

ATEC T900 Engine On Apache and Black Hawk

13-Dec-17 - ATEC, a joint venture of P&W and Honeywell, validated installation of the T900 on Black Hawk and Apache helicopters. The T900 is ATEC s proposal for the US Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP)
ATEC HPW3000 Engine for Black Hawk and Apache

ATEC HPW3000 Engine for Black Hawk and Apache

23-Aug-16 - Two-year contract, part of US Army’s Improved Turbine Engine program (ITEP) to support the design of ATEC’s HPW3000, a 3,000 shp new turbine engine for the Black Hawk and Apache
US Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP)

US Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP)

03-May-16 - The US Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) will eventually replace the existing General Electric T700-GE-701C/D engines that now power AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters







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