FARA Competitors Start T901 Engine Certification, Installation Process

GE Aerospace T901 engine at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Florida, facility on Oct. 20. 

Credit: Sikorsky
Competitors for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program have started the certification and installation process of the long-awaited engine, setting the stage for engine runs within about six months and first flights in a year. Both Bell and Sikorsky on Oct. 20 received...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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