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Army Awards PDR Contracts For ITEP

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

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The Army on Aug. 22 took a step forward in its Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), an effort to put new engines on its AH-64 Apaches and UH-74 Black Hawk helicopters.The service awarded a pair of contracts to General Electric [GE] and the Honeywell [HON]-Pratt & Whitney [UTX] joint venture known as Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) for preliminary design reviews (PDR) of new technology centerline improved turbine engines. GE’s contract is worth $102 million while ATEC’s is worth $154…

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