REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army's next-generation helicopter engine is ready to enter the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of the Pentagon's acquisition framework.
The Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine program has been underway for eight years and is a 3,000-horsepower engine demonstrator program aimed at providing advanced propulsion for future Army rotorcraft platforms, the service said this week.