The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) will purchase the Honeywell 55-L-714A engine and spares, valued at approximately $185 million, to retrofit their fleet of Chinook helicopters.
The U.K. MOD will acquire the new helicopter engines in the next five years and the Royal Air Force will operate the fleet, which will be upgraded by Vector Aerospace at Fleetlands, Gosport.
“Beginning next year, Honeywell will begin fitting U.K. Chinooks with its upgraded 55-L-714A engine that increases power by 17%, increases maintenance intervals and reduces fuel consumption by nearly 5 percent,” said Garrett Mikita, President, Defense & Space, Honeywell Aerospace.
Honeywell has delivered more than 5,300 T55 engines. The T55 fleet has accumulated more than seven million hours of operation around the globe, powering helicopters in military operations since the 1960s. In addition to the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) Chinooks, the Honeywell T55 engines are on Chinooks in the U.S. Army, Royal Netherlands Air Force and other fleets worldwide.
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