
The Army said Thursday it has concluded the “first engine to test” (FETT) milestone for its next-generation helicopter engine, the General Electric Aviation [GE]-built T901 system, noting it “successfully verified and validated performance models.” Testing of the first T901 engine, which was developed under the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), consisted of over 100 hours of run time and marked the beginning of a multi-year test campaign toward full system qualification. “The T901 is one critical step nearer to delivering…