More Powerful Helicopter Engines Among Army’s Top Priorities
The U.S. Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program, or ITEP, will allow one UH-60 Black Hawk to haul the load of two. Photo: Wikiwand.The U.S. Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program, or ITEP, will allow one UH-60 Black Hawk to haul the load of two. Photo: Wikiwand.
Posted By: Matthew Cox March 9, 2017
U.S. Army leaders recently told lawmakers that the plan to equip Black Hawks and Apaches with the Improved Turbine Engine Program, or ITEP, remains in the service’s top 10 modernization priorities.
Senior Army leaders testified at a March 8 hearing before the House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on Readiness.
The issue has been a key concern and the reason behind proposed funding increases in the upcoming fiscal 2018 defense budget cycle. President Donald Trump has pledged to boost defense spending by $54 billion.
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