July 10, 2017 Earlier this year, the Army designated the ATEC HPW3000 to the T900. The engine is a dual compressor design for Apache and Black Hawk helicopters. According to the Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC), “The assignment of a customer naming designation is typical as an engine development program matures.” The T900-HPW-900 engine will…
The U.S. Army recently designated the ATEC HPW3000 helicopter engine the T900-HPW-900 engine. The assignment of a customer naming designation is typical as an engine development program matures. As the ATEC offering for the Army’s Improved Turbine Engine (ITE) program, the T900 employs a state-of-the-art dual spool design that incorporates two rotating turbine-compressor assemblies…
August 22, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. ARMY SELECTS ATEC TO DESIGN DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED HELICOPTER ENGINE FOR BLACK HAWK AND APACHE FLEETS Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 22, 2016 – The U.S. Army has announced that the Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC), a joint venture of Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney, has been awarded a contract…
October 3, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ADVANCED TURBINE ENGINE COMPANY SELECTED TO DEMONSTRATE INNOVATIVE CAPABILITY FOR FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT HELICOPTERS Huntsville, Ala., Oct. 4, 2016 – The U.S. Department of the Army has awarded a contract to the Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC) – a joint venture of Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney – for the…