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. FY 2020 funding continued the EMD effort initiated in FY 2019, platform/engine integration A-kit development, completion of engine Critical Design Review (CDR), initiation of engine component testing, completion of Apache Integrated Baseline Review (IBR), completion of engine fit check for Apache and Black Hawk platforms, completion of Apache A-Kit Preliminary Design Review (PDR), and completion of the Systems Requirements Review (SRR) for Apache and Black Hawk. FY 2021 funding completed Apache Incremental Critical Design Review #1 (iCDR), continues the EMD effort, continues engine component testing leading to First Engine To Test (FETT), will complete Black Hawk Integrated Baseline Review (IBR), will complete the Live Fire Test Design Plan, begins Preliminary Flight Rating (PFR) testing, begins physical airframe integration, initiates Apache A-Kit iCDR #2, and initiates Black Hawk A-Kit PDR. FY 2022 funding will continue PFR testing leading to a Preliminary Flight Rated engine in FY 2023, continues physical airframe integration, and continues Live Fire detailed test planning, completes Apache A-Kit iCDR #2, completes Black Hawk A-Kit PDR, and initiates Black Hawk A-Kit CDR. FY 2023 funding provides for completion of Black Hawk A-Kit CDR, completion of Live Fire detailed test planning, initiation of work to prepare for Live Fire static engine tests, initiation of aircraft flight/qualification testing for both Apache and Black Hawk, and the initiation of engine full qualification testing. FY 2024 funding provides for continuation of aircraft flight/qualification testing for both Apache and Black Hawk, completion of Live Fire static engine tests, completion of engine qualification, initiation of work to prepare for the Live Fire dynamic engine tests, and the beginning Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP). FY 2025 funding provides for completion of Live Fire dynamic engine tests, continuation of flight/qualification for both Black Hawk and Apache, continuation of LRIP, execution of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOTE) for Black Hawk and Apache, beginning engine integration and A-kit development for the H-60V platform, and initiation of work to prepare for the Live Fire platform level testing (as needed). FY 2026 funding provides for H-60V A-kit CDR, and begins physical airframe integration.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 0607139A_7_2040_PB_2022
• Change Summary Explanation: Increase in PB22 due to increased engine testing of multiple systems engines, procurement of long-lead hardware for aircraft integration, Live Fire detailed test planning, and airframe integration.
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Aircrafts
• Airframes
• Contracts
• Engine Components
• Engineering
• Fuel Efficiency
• Helicopters
• Maintenance Costs
• Manufacturing
• Procurement
• Program Management
• Reconnaissance
• Reconnaissance Aircraft
• Systems Engineering
• Test And Evaluation
• Turbines
• Turboshaft Engines

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Nuclear Civil Defense.

Technology Areas

• 5G
• 5G - DoD 5G Program