Engine and Transmission News

Royal Navy Solves Air Defence Destroyers' Engine Problems
United Kingdom

Royal Navy Solves Air Defence Destroyers' Engine Problems

Royal Navy announced that HMS Dauntless has undergone trials, and its engine problems have been solved with the Power Improvement Project (PIP).

TÜMOSAN will provide the engine of ULAQ AUSV
Turkiye

TÜMOSAN will provide the engine of ULAQ AUSV

ARES Shipyard and TÜMOSAN signed a contract to supply domestic diesel marine engines at ULAQ Armed Unmanned Sea Vehicle.

Baykar started KIZILELMA Jet engine integration tests
Turkiye

Baykar started KIZILELMA Jet engine integration tests

Baykar announced it had completed the KIZILELMA fighter UAV’s first engine integration test. The UAV is scheduled to conduct its maiden flight next year.

Pratt & Whitney delivered the 1,000th F135 engine for F-35
USA

Pratt & Whitney delivered the 1,000th F135 engine for F-35

US company Pratt & Whitney announced the US Department of Defence delivery of the 1,000th F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter.

Turkish USVs to Use Domestically Made Engines and Missiles
Turkiye

Turkish USVs to Use Domestically Made Engines and Missiles

Turkiye’s first armed unmanned surface vessel (AUSV) of the ULAQ project will be powered by a diesel engine developed within the country.

TEI is about the start the production of the TF6000 engine
Turkiye

TEI is about the start the production of the TF6000 engine

TEI has developed the TF-6000 turbofan engine which aims to complete the production and ignite it for the first time in the first months of 2023.

TEI Produces TF’s Interim Engine
Turkiye

TEI Produces TF’s Interim Engine

TEI is working to produce the F110-GE-129E engine in Turkiye. Until the national engine is ready, it is planned to be used in the National Combat Aircraft (TF).

China tests an Upgraded Version of CH-4 with a New Engine
China

China tests an Upgraded Version of CH-4 with a New Engine

China has carried out the maiden flight of an improved Cai Hong 4 (Rainbow 4, or CH-4) MALE UAV using a more powerful engine.

GA awarded EMALS Order for Future Aircraft Carrier PA-NG
USA France

GA awarded EMALS Order for Future Aircraft Carrier PA-NG

French Navy’s works on its future aircraft carrier continue. US Company General Atomics (GA) is awarded an $8,837,078 order for EMALS.

British BOXERs Will Use Rolls-Royce’s Engine
United Kingdom

British BOXERs Will Use Rolls-Royce’s Engine

WFEL and Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) selected Rolls-Royce to supply their MTU 8v 199 TS21 engines for the British Army’s BOXER armoured vehicles.

Rolls-Royce Introduces Orpheus at FIA
United Kingdom

Rolls-Royce Introduces Orpheus at FIA

British Rolls-Royce recently introduced its newly designed Orpheus engine which was designed in less than 18 months and presented at the FIA.

Kotil: By 2028, TF Aircraft with a Turkish Engine to Fly
United Kingdom Turkiye

Kotil: By 2028, TF Aircraft with a Turkish Engine to Fly

Turkish Aerospace CEO Professor Temel Kotil met with the international press at Farnborough International Airshow.

Kotil Wants an indigenous TF Engine by 2028
United Kingdom Turkiye

Kotil Wants an indigenous TF Engine by 2028

The General Manager of Turkish Aerospace, Professor Temel Kotil, stated that he wants to get a Turkish Fighter (TF) engine by 2028.

ITEP Engine for UH-60 and AH-64 Passed the First Tests
USA

ITEP Engine for UH-60 and AH-64 Passed the First Tests

The US Army has announced that the first tests of the new engine program for the AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk have been completed.