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GE Aerospace says US Army’s T901 Improved Turbine Engine work continues amid UH-60M Black Hawk powerplant upgrade flight testing

Senior Army officials in 2025 indicated they would not proceed with the T901 Improved Turbine Engine, but GE Aerospace says the program is still active, with flight testing and development continuing. The Army is also persisting with a new powerplant effort for Sikorsky’s UH-60M Black Hawk medium-lift helicopter, despite prior signals of delays.

Discovered 2026-04-15T06:23:51.328731-07:00 | 2026-04-15T06:23:51.328731-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The T901 dispute and the UH-60M powerplant push are direct inputs to near-term Army rotorcraft readiness and modernization timelines, because they determine the viability and schedule of major airframe propulsion upgrades.
  • GE Aerospace’s claim that T901 flight testing and development are continuing suggests the Army’s engine roadmap is still being actively executed, not merely deferred—making it a key datapoint for rotorcraft power-plant competition and contracting strategy.
  • The engineering choices land on a fleet already moving toward capabilities scaling, including autonomy testing and avionics modernization (Army Accepts First Optionally-Piloted Black Hawk; Will Test Autonomy to Inform Fleet Scaling) and navigation upgrades (Safran flies Blacknaute INS aboard U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk).

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2026-04-15T06:23:51.328731-07:00
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2026-04-16T05:55:26.142912-07:00
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