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GE Aerospace’s T901 Improved Turbine Engine has achieved a preliminary flight rating as it advances through the Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program. Designed to replace the T700 turboshaft, the engine will power UH-60M Black Hawk and AH-64E Apache helicopters, supporting greater reach and payload with lower fuel consumption.
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GE Aerospace’s T901 Improved Turbine Engine has achieved a preliminary flight rating as it advances through the Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program. Designed to replace the T700 turboshaft, the engine will power UH-60M Black Hawk and AH-64E Apache helicopters, supporting greater reach and payload with lower fuel consumption.
Spain’s Airworks has received a restricted-category UH-60L for wildfire response after an 18-month collaboration with Timberline Helicopters, while Pegasus Aero Group signed a long-term, multi-aircraft lease agreement with SkyConnect Leasing. The developments point to growing European operating and support capacity for the heavy helicopter type.
The Israeli Air Force has restarted Squadron 193, which operates maritime helicopters for the Israeli Navy, following the delivery of new SH-60F Seahawks from Sikorsky. The move points to renewed ASW and maritime air support capacity aligned to navy helicopter operations.
Turkish Aerospace (TAI) says it will restart production of the T-70 utility helicopter—a Turkish variant of the Sikorsky S-70—after US sanctions relief. The move follows improved Ankara–Washington ties and is expected to restart a program constrained by export and licensing restrictions.
Sikorsky says it is evaluating advanced airframe configurations as part of the NATO medium helicopter replacement effort, positioning its next-generation rotorcraft design work alongside an assessment of a potential European production line. The move signals how Sikorsky intends to align manufacturing footprint and airframe development for the program.
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Embraer and Anduril signed an MOU to pursue the Barracuda missile for the C-390, without a timeline for initial testing. Separately, Anduril and Archer Aviation unveiled a jointly-developed autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL platform for both defense and commercial missions. In adjacent drone-defense moves, Kratos was selected by the US Energy Department to protect nuclear transports from drone attacks, and X-Bow announced its Buckler interceptor after successful flight testing against Shahed-type drones.
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