CINCINNATI, Jan. 8, 2025
/PRNewswire/ -- GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) received an order for 210
T700 engines to power the 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian
helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces.
"This T700 engine is the engine of choice for medium-sized
helicopters with its exceptional performance, reliability, and
durability," said Amy Gowder,
President and CEO of Defense & Systems at GE Aerospace. "This
order strengthens our relationship with Poland and expands the Polish Armed Forces' GE
Aerospace-powered fleet, which includes F404-powered FA-50 fighter
jets, T700-powered Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawks, and CT7-powered
Leonardo AW149 and AW101 helicopters."
The engine order follows a cooperative agreement signed in
August 2024 between GE Aerospace and
the Polish Ministry of National Defense. Under that agreement,
Military Aviation Works in Deblin (Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze NR 1
S.A. or WZL-1) will provide licensed MRO support for the T700
engines on the Apache as well as the Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk, and
CT7 engines on Leonardo AW149 and AW101 helicopters that are in the
Polish Armed Forces aircraft fleet. Military University of
Technology in Warsaw (Wojskowa
Akademia Techniczna or WAT) will manage training, including
T700/CT7 engine training, for Polish technicians, military
personnel, and WZL-1 employees who will support the helicopter
fleet as well as preparing future engineering staff for the Polish
Armed Forces.
The cooperative agreement between GE Aerospace, WZL-1, and WAT
will sustain high-value jobs in Poland and provide new areas of engine
maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) technology, training, and
technical assistance for the defense industrial base, enabling
Polish industry to support the Polish Armed Forces in sustainment
of the Apache fleet. With these partnerships, the Polish Ministry
of National Defense will have a full engine depot and engine
training capabilities in country. These capabilities will ensure
that the Polish Ministry of National Defense has supply security
for all platforms powered by the T700/CT7 engine line. The
agreement also paves the way for future partnerships in
Poland on GE Aerospace's combat
engines like the F110, F414, and F404.
The T700/CT7 family of turboshaft and turboprop engines powers
15 types of military and civilian helicopters and fixed-wing
aircraft with more than 130 customers in more than 50 countries.
More than 25,000 T700/CT7 engines have been delivered and
accumulated more than 130 million total flight hours. The T700/CT7
design has proven itself in the harshest environments, logging
millions of flight hours in hot-harsh combat zones like
Iraq and Afghanistan. In Europe, more than 1,300 T700/CT7 engines have
been delivered or are on order for 20 European military and
para-military customers.
The engines will be built and delivered under a contract with
the U.S. Army through the U.S. government's Foreign Military Sales
process. In June 2024, the U.S. Army
awarded GE Aerospace an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
(IDIQ) contract for the continued production of up to 950 T700
engines in support of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard,
Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and other government agency program
requirements through 2029.
About GE Aerospace
GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) is a global aerospace propulsion, services,
and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 44,000
commercial and 26,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team
of 52,000 employees building on more than a century of innovation
and learning, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of
flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn
more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight
for today, tomorrow and the future
at www.geaerospace.com.
GE Aerospace's presence in Poland spans over 30 years with more than
2,000 high-skilled employees based at six facilities who are
developing the next-generation aerospace technologies for defense
and commercial customers. With a total of $700M in country investment since 1992 and an
annual $50M investment solely into
R&D projects, GE Aerospace is proud to remain Poland's long-term strategic partner. For more
information, visit us at www.GEAerospace.com
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