#General Electric T408

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Contracts For April 26, 2023

View Online FOR RELEASE AT 5 PM ET Contracts For April 26, 2023 NAVY General Electric Aviation, Lynn, Massachusetts, is awarded a $683,716,135 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the production and delivery of 169 T408-GE-400 (T408) turboshaft engines, to include 65 full rate production Lot 8 (54: Navy, 11: government of Israel); 51 full rate production Lot 7 (39: Navy, 12:…

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Chinook T408 Engine Demonstration Continues, Expands Flight Envelope

#USArmy, #Boeing, and #GEAviation expand flight envelope in their demonstration of #CH47 Chinook helicopter with more powerful #T408 engine.

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Aviation & Missile Center (CCDC AvMC), Boeing, and General Electric (GE) Aviation expanded the flight envelope in their demonstration of a Chinook helicopter with GE Aviation’s T408 engine at Fort Eustis, Virginia. The cooperative test team achieved first flight of modified NCH-47D testbed aircraft in September 2020, and continues to show…

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At that time, the country's defense ministry said the number of helicopters needed had not yet been determined, with reports indicating that the number could be around 20 units.

According to the details of a statement by the Security and Defense Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the proposed sale includes helicopters, up to 60 T408-GE-400 engines, integrated global positioning system/inertial navigation systems (EGI), communication equipment, .50-gauge GAU-21 weapons, mission planning systems and other support items.

IAF CH-53D Yasur helicopters are expected to be replaced soon.

“The United States is committed to Israel’s security and it is vital for U.S. national interests to help Israel develop and maintain a strong and ready-made self-defense capability,” the DSCA announcement said.

Powered by three General Electric T-408 engines, the CH-53K can lift more than 36,000 pounds and can carry 30 passengers or troops.

The CH-53K King Stallion is also being acquired by the U.S. Marine Corps, which plans to purchase 200 of the new heavy cargo helicopters. The service expects to deploy them by 2023-2024.

Israel will have to receive its King Stallions around the same time, as the Yasurs will be reaching the end of their useful life in 2025.

This proposed sale is consistent with these objectives and will improve the Israeli Air Force's ability to transport armored vehicles, personnel and equipment to support distributed operations.

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Take a look at this post… 'HeliHub.com GE awarded $21M contract for T408 engines for CH-53K'.

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GEA awarded $143.4M for CH-53K helicopter engines

Nov. 17 (UPI) — General Electric Aviation has been awarded a contract worth more than $143.4 million for the procurement of 22 low-rate initial production Lot 1 and 2 T408-GE-400 turboshaft engines for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter. The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is under a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, meaning that the $143.4 million is the…

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GE Aviation Awarded $111.9M Contract for Additional T408 Turboshaft Engines

#GEAviation awarded $111.9 million contract for additional #T408 turboshaft engines.

GE Aviation has been awarded a $111.9 million contract with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for fourth lot T408 turboshaft engines to power the U.S. Marine Corps’ (USMC) Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter. This latest contract of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) engines follows three previous LRIP contracts for this program, the most recent being in August 2019. GE…

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U.S. Army-Industry Team Conducts Ground Test of T408-GE-400 Engines on H-47 Chinook Helicopter

#USArmy-#Boeing-#GEAviation Team Conducts Ground Test of #T408-GE-400 Engines on H-47 #Chinook Helicopter. #CH47

A team from Boeing, GE Aviation and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC) completed another successful ground test in late March, furthering the demonstration of higher-power T408-GE-400 engines on an H-47 Chinook helicopter.

On March 26, the teamsuccessfully progressed to dual-engine flight idle and opened the full rotor speed envelope…