MilitaryGE: Fate Of T901 Engine Depends On FY ‘26 Budget, Proposing Plans To Speed Up Program EVENDALE, Ohio—GE Aerospace has said the fate of the new T901 helicopter engine developed for the Army is likely dependent on how fiscal year 2026 funding shapes out, while noting the company…
Editor's NoteGE, Kratos Expand Work On Low-Cost, Small Engines With GEK1500 Aimed At CCAs EVENDALE, Ohio—GE Aerospace is expanding its work with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on low-cost, small turbofan engines, announcing plans to develop a new 1,500-pound thrust capability aimed at powering the “lower…
RotorcraftAirbus Details Second ALC Program Demo, L3Harris Providing Unmanned Lakota’s ‘Digital Backbone’ Airbus U.S. said May 20 it recently completed a second demo to inform its work on the Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) program, which follows a recent announcement it’s working with…
MilitaryAirbus, Shield AI Partner On Unmanned Lakota For Marines’ Autonomous Logistics Connector Airbus U.S. has partnered with Shield AI to integrate its autonomy software on the unmanned version of the UH-72 Lakota aircraft it’s developing for the Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) program,…
MilitaryGE Aerospace Awarded Subcontract To Deliver Avionics Systems For Army’s FLRAA GE Aerospace said Monday it has been awarded a subcontract to deliver avionics systems as part of Bell’s team building the Army’s new Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). The company noted…
UnmannedSikorsky Details Successful ‘Full Mission Profile’ Demos With Rotor Blown Wing UAS Concept Sikorsky on Monday detailed recent successful demonstrations with its “rotor blown wing” unmanned aircraft system (UAS), flying its prototype in both helicopter and “winged aircraft” mode through a “full mission profile.” The…
AI & AutonomyArmy Seeks White Papers To Inform New Air-Droppable Air Vehicle Development The Army is seeking white papers from industry to inform development of a new “air-droppable air vehicle” prototype capable of operating in contested environments. A new Request for Project Proposals (RPP) notice…
MilitarySikorsky Begins Black Hawk Ground Runs With New GE T901 Engines Sikorsky on Jan. 29 said it has started ground runs with the new GE Aerospace [GE] T901 engines integrated on a Black Hawk helicopter, ahead of the first test flight later this…