
The Army on Wednesday awarded General Electric [GE] a contract for T700 aircraft engines worth more than $1.1 billion. Work on the new production deal is expected to be completed by June 2029, according to the Pentagon. The GE Aerospace T700 engine powers the Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters. GE Aerospace is also currently working on the future T901 engine for the Army, developed under the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), which will eventually power Black Hawks…