
In its evaluation of the two bids for the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), the U.S. Army rated Advanced Turbine Engine Company's (ATEC) dual-spool T900 engine "outstanding" in engine design and performance, but competitor General Electric [GE] received an "outstanding" rating for platform integration of its T901 single-spool engine, and GE's total engine development cost of about $530 million was $162 million below that of ATEC, according to the just-released details of the Government Accountability Office decision on May…