
Honeywell [HON] announced Thursday the company has reached an agreement with the Army to demonstrate the latest version of its T55 engine for the service’s CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters by 2023. Under the new Cooperation Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), Honeywell will install and test the upgraded T55-GA-714C engine on a Chinook at Fort Eustis in Virginia, a key step towards final qualifications for the new engine design. “Through this CRADA with U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation &…