
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Army is targeting November for delivery of the first Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) engines, built by General Electric Aviation [GE], to the two competitors vying for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. Brig. Gen Rob Barrie, program executive officer for aviation, told reporters at the Army Aviation Association of America annual conference here that delivery of the ITEP engine later this fall sets the path for first flight of the FARA competitive prototypes in…