General Electric Aviation wins $2 bn contract for T700 701D/401C rotorcraft engines 1105152

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General Electric Aviation wins $2 bn contract for T700 701D/401C rotorcraft engines
 
General Electric Aviation was awarded a $2,001,101,104 foreign military sales contract to Taiwan for the T700 701D/401C engine in support of Army, Navy, Air Force, Foreign Military Sales, and other government agency program requirements. Funding and work location will be determined with each order with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2020, the US Department of Defense announced on Saturday, May 9.
     
General Electric Aviation was awarded a $2,001,101,104 foreign military sales contract to Taiwan for the T700 701D/401C engine in support of Army, Navy, Air Force, Foreign Military Sales, and other government agency program requirements. Funding and work location will be determined with each order with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2020, the US Department of Defense announced on Saturday, May 9.
GE Aviation's T-700-701D engine powers the newest UH-60M Black Hawk tactical transport helicopter
     
GE Aviation is not unaccustomed to significant contracts, with the company awarded a major multi-year contract extension in 2009. Friday’s contract covers not only the Taiwanese FMS but also US defense and other government agency requirements.

The T700 engine family powers a number of US-manufactured helicopters, including the UH-60 Black Hawk, which Taiwan purchased 60 of in 2010. General Electric T700 engines are a family of turboshaft engines in the 1,500–3,000 shp.

The T700-401C/-701C Powers multiple Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk variants for the US Army, US Air Force, US Navy and US Coast Guard, as well as the US Army’s Boeing AH-64 Longbow Apache.

The -701D powers both the newest Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk and Boeing AH-64E helicopters. Through the incorporation of proven advanced technology, the -701D provides improved durability as well as improved performance while still maintainable with current ground support equipment.