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Bell’s Invictus 360, a scout helicopter now being offered to the U.S. Army in the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, has also been making rapid progress with digital computer simulations.
The US Army completed its first trial of a new engine that will power the Apache, Black Hawk, and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.
The T901 ITEP engine was built by General Electric in February of 2019. Reports from the Army suggest the program is on the right track.
GAO found delays in more than half of the programs it studied. Also, 4-pound birds are a problem.
Both vendors for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft are waiting on the ITEP engine to fly their prototype recon helicopters.