Improved Turbine Engine Program
Abstract
ITEP develops, tests, qualifies, and integrates the next generation turboshaft engine on the Black Hawk and Apache aircraft. The Improved Turbine Engine (ITE) replaces the existing T700 engine design originated in the 1970's and meets the operational requirement of 6,000 feet pressure altitude and 95 degrees (6K/95). The ITE will fit inside the existing engine bays of the Black Hawk and Apache Helicopters and provides a significant power enhancement of up to fifty percent (total of 3,000 class shaft horsepower) with increased fuel efficiency. Additional benefits include improved design life, enhanced reliability, lower maintenance cost and restored capability lost due to aircraft weight growth, without increasing the logistics footprint. The program consists of systems engineering and program management, detailed design engineering, design assurance, hardware manufacturing and testing, component and module level development and testing, system level testing and qualification, as well as integration into the airframe. FY 2016 funding provided for dual vendor competitive Technology Maturation/Risk Reduction (TMRR) contract awards, initial engine design effort, and continued platform/engine integration trade studies. FY 2017 funding continues engine design effort and the platform/engine integration trade studies. FY 2018 funds the remaining TMRR engine design effort, the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) SSEB for entry into Milestone B (MS B), and concludes the platform/engine integration trade studies. In FY 2019, the EMD contract will be awarded to one vendor, and platform/engine integration design engineering will begin. FY 2020 funding continues both the EMD effort and platform/engine integration A-kit development, resulting in a Critical Design Review (CDR) in FY 2020. FY 2021 continues the EMD effort, provides for First Engine To Test (FETT), and begins physical airframe integration. FY 2022 funding will provide Preliminary Flight Rating (PFR) testing, leading to an Air Worthiness Rating (AWR). If funding permits,ITEP will continue to pursue potential program acceleration directed by the May 2016 AROC.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 0607139A_7_2040_PB_2018
- Change Summary Explanation
- For Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and prior, all funding for the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) was contained in Program Element (PE) 0203744A – Aircraft Modifications/Product Improvement Programs, Project 504. FY 2015 funding was initially moved to PE 0203744A, Project EB1. Prior to execution, FY 2015 and beyond funding was moved to to PE 0607139A, Project ES6. This is not a New Start. Additional Army funding in FY 2018 provided to fully fund initial TMRR contracts to the MS-A Army Cost Position values.
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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