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US Army orders engine control units

A BAE Systems product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Sep 1, 2005

BAE Systems has received a US Army Aviation and Missile Command contract to produce spare electronic control units for the GE T700 engines installed on UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters.

BAE Systems has received a US Army Aviation and Missile Command contract to produce spare electronic control units (ECUs) for the GE T700 engines installed on UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters.

The 400 spares are valued at $10.6 million.

The ECU is a computer that processes sensor inputs such as airspeed, pressure, altitude, engine speed, and temperature.

It sends signals to servomotors that drive valves that control fuel and air flow.

Production of this order will be managed from BAE Systems' Fort Wayne facility.

"We are pleased to provide the Army with a cost-effective solution that will help keep the UH-60A fleet flying for many years to come", said Joseph Merchant, Programme Manager for BAE Systems.

The contract follows the initial $4.9 million order for 135 spare ECUs, which was completed in September 2004.

Delivery completion for the current order is scheduled for March 2009.

Future orders could bring the total quantity of ECUs under this contract to 1200.

BAE Systems has produced ECUs for T700 engines since 1985.

The engines, in various configurations, power the entire Black Hawk fleet, as well as SH-60 Seahawks and AH-64 Apaches.

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