Improved Turbine Engine Program
Abstract
Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) develops, tests, qualifies, and integrates the next generation turboshaft engine on Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), 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 an increase to 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, and platform integration and qualification. ITEP is postured to accelerate based on General Electric contract incentives and integration. Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 funds the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract that was awarded to General Electric in February 2019, platform/engine integration design engineering, and ballistic assessments ending in FY 2020. FY 2020 funding continues both the EMD effort and platform/engine integration A-kit development, engine Critical Design Review (CDR), engine component testing will begin, engine fit check will be performed for Apache and Black Hawk platforms, and the CDR for Apache. FY 2021 continues the EMD effort, continues engine component testing, leading to First Engine To Test (FETT), begins Preliminary Flight Rating (PFR) testing, completes the Black Hawk A-Kit CDR, and begins physical airframe integration. FY 2022 funding will continue PFR testing, leading to a Preliminary Flight Rated engine in FY 2023, and continues physical airframe integration. FY 2023 funding provides for aircraft flight/qualification testing for both Apache and Black Hawk and the initiation of engine full qualification testing. FY 2024 funding provides for completion of engine qualification, continuation of aircraft flight/qualification testing for both Apache and Black Hawk, and Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP). FY 2025 funding provides for engine integration and A-kit development for the H-60V platform, Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOTE) for Black Hawk and Apache, continuation of LRIP, and continuation of flight/qualification for both Black Hawk and Apache.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 0607139A_7_2040_PB_2021
- Change Summary Explanation
- For 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 PE 0607139A, Project ES6. FY 2021 budget adjustment of $30.100M from the President's Budget 2019 submission was based on the Department's mission priorities during the budget build.
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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