Th tests were done with the Improved Turbine Engine Program engine.
The T901 ITEP engine was built by General Electric in February of 2019. The company obtained a $517 million award to develop it, beating out the Advanced Turbine Engine Company — a Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney team. The completion between the companies for the engine was a decade-old ordeal. The result was a significantly more powerful engine.
According to initial reports, the engines GE delivered are operating well."On 28 June the Army’s Aviation Turbine Engines Project Office ITEP concluded First Engine to Test of the very first GE built T901 engine for Army Aviation," the Army said in its statement. "FETT initial light off occurred on 22 March and the testing consisted of over 100 hours of run time. The event successfully verified and validated performance models on the Army’s next generation rotorcraft engine that will power the Boeing AH-64 Apache, the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft ," according to the service branch.
Both firms have stated that they are on track to complete the build of their prototypes and that they have been using 3D printed ITEP engines in place of the real ones until the Army delivers those. All parties involved are seeking to achieve the first flight milestone by the end of 2023. "Preliminary Flight Rating testing will initiate this fall, continuing through 2023, and includes eight T901 engines tested to Army Military Airworthiness Certification Criteria standards. These standards ensure an engine meets Army requirements for design, production, and continuing airworthiness and will encompass approximately 1,500 engine test hours. In total the T901 will undergo nearly 5,000 hours of testing to achieve full engine qualification," read the Army's statement.
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