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Army

Amid Uncertainty On ITEP’s Future, Black Hawk Hovers For First Time With New Engine

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, May 16th, 2025

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Amid Uncertainty On ITEP’s Future, Black Hawk Hovers For First Time With New Engine

Sikorsky receives the first two GE Aerospace T901 engines at its West Palm Beach, Florida facility for integration on a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. Photo: Sikorsky.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – While the status of Army’s program to develop a future helicopter engine remains uncertain, a lead official confirmed a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter integrated with the new GE Aerospace [GE] T901 engine lifted off the ground for the first time this week. “This week, the [Black Hawk] aircraft was ready to fly and we were able to come to a hover with the aircraft,” Brig. Gen. David Phillips, program executive officer for aviation, said during a briefing here…

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

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Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

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Congress

Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

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Congress

CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

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