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Sikorsky-Boeing Select New Honeywell Engine To Power FLRAA Offering

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, February 10th, 2022

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Sikorsky-Boeing Select New Honeywell Engine To Power FLRAA Offering

Sikorsky-Boeing's Defiant X

Sikorsky [LMT] and Boeing [BA] said Thursday they have selected Honeywell’s [HON] new HTS7500 turboshaft engine to power its Defiant X helicopter offering for the Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition. Honeywell said the new HTS7500 is based on its T55 engine, which powers the Army’s Chinook heavy-lift fleet, noting it’s 42 percent “more powerful” than that system and “has the lowest total weight compared to other engines in its horsepower class.” “This engine builds upon the battle-proven…

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