US Army's next-gen helicopter engine could fly in Black Hawk next year
The Black Hawk will be the first to receive the capability, and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter will follow.
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The Black Hawk will be the first to receive the capability, and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter will follow.
Sikorsky is using remaining FARA dollars to test out the new T901 engine in anticipation of integrating it on a UH-60 M Black Hawk later this year.
General Atomics will also showcase its Mojave demonstrator for the first time during the Army Aviation Association of America conference in Denver, a company spokesman said.
The Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) platform joins the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) on the budget cutting room floor for America's largest service.
The death of FARA is reshaping the Army’s rotorcraft force structure and realign the retrofit, modernization, and sustainment outlook.