Bell Textron obtains the Bell 360 Invictus's T901 enhanced turbine engine.

B?ll T?xt??n Inc., ? T?xt??n Inc. c?m??n?, ?nn??nc?? t???? th? A?m? h?s ???ici?ll? ??liv???? GE A???s??c?’s T901 Im???v?? T???in? En?in? t? B?ll ??? its s??missi?n ??? th? U.S. A?m?’s F?t??? Att?ck R?c?nn?iss?nc? Ai?c???t (FARA) ??????m. With th? ?n?in?’s ???iv?l, B?ll is ???????? t? c?m?l?t? th? ??il? ??? th? B?ll 360 Invict?s c?m??titiv? ???t?t??? ?n? m?v? ???w??? t? th? n?xt st???s ?? th? FARA c?m??titi?n. B?ll ?n? T??m Invict?s h?v? ???n ??c?s?? ?n ??????in? ??? FARA s?????t in???st??ct???, s???l? ch?in ?n? m?n???ct??in? h?? t? ?ns??? ?li?nm?nt ?s w? m?v? ???w??? ?n th? ??th t?w??? ?i?st ?li?ht. With th? T901 n?w in h?n?, th? B?ll t??m is ???????? t? inst??m?nt ?n? inst?ll th? ?n?in? ?n? ??ncti?n?ll? ??????? th? ?i?c???t ??? ????n? t?st ?????ti?ns.

“O?? t??m h?s ???n h??? ?t w??k t? ??iv? ??wn ?isk in ???????ti?n ??? ????n? ?n? ?li?ht t?sts. W? ??? ?xcit?? t? ??c?iv? th? T901 ?n?in? ?n? l??k ???w??? t? ??m?nst??tin? th? t??ns???m?tiv? c????iliti?s ?? th? B?ll 360 Invict?s. As w?ll, w? c?ntin?? t? ??v?nc? ?n? m??t A?m? ????i??m?nts ??? ?n ???n w????ns s?st?m ??si?n th?t ???vi??s th? n?xt l?v?l ?? l?th?lit? ?n? s??viv??ilit? int? ??? w???i?ht??s’ ??s?n?l,” s?i? Ch?is G?hl??, s?ni?? vic? ???si??nt ?n? ??????m ?i??ct??, FARA.
“Th? ITEP ??liv??? is ? m?j?? mil?st?n? ??? FARA ?n? th? B?ll 360 Invict?s c?m??titiv? ???t?t???. N?w th?t w? h?v? ??c?iv?? th? ?n?in?, w? ??? ????? t? ???in w??kin? t?w??? ????n? ??ns ?n? ?th?? n?c?ss??? ???????ti?ns ?????? ?i?st ?li?ht l?t?? n?xt ????,” s?i? J??m? G?nz?l?z, ??????m m?n????, FARA.

Onc? th? ?i?c???t h?s ???n ??ncti?n?ll? t?st?? with th? T901 inst?ll??, th? n?xt st??s ??? th? B?ll 360 incl??? c?m?l?tin? th? T?st R???in?ss R?vi?w ?n? ? ??st??in?? ????n? ??n. Th?s? t?sts ??? k?? t? ?n??lin? th? s???, ???i?, ?n? ???ici?nt ?x?c?ti?n ?? th? ?li?ht t?st ??????m. At B?ll, w? ??li?v? th?t it is c??ci?l t? ?ill th? A?m?’s R?c?nn?iss?nc? c????ilit? ???. Th? B?ll 360 Invict?s ?????s m?j?? inc???s?s in s????, ???ch, ?n? l?th?lit? th?t will ?n??l? th? A?m? t? ??int????c? th? c?itic?l sc??t ?n? ??c?nn?iss?nc? c????ilit? with ??th ?il?t?? ?n? ??t?n?m??s c????iliti?s. N?w th?t th? T901 ?n?in? h?s ???n ??liv????, B?ll ?n? T??m Invict?s ??? ?n? st?? cl?s?? t? ??liv??in? this c????ilit? t? ??? w???i?ht??s s???l? ?n? ????????l?.

Th? B?ll 360 Invict?s is ? ?????s?? h?lic??t?? ??si?n int?n??? t? m??t th? U.S. A?m? ????i??m?nt ??? ? F?t??? Att?ck R?c?nn?iss?nc? Ai?c???t (FARA). It is ??s?? ?n t?chn?l??? ???m th? B?ll 525 R?l?ntl?ss. Th? 360 ?n? 525 will sh??? ?n ??tic?l?t?? ??t?? s?st?m, ?lth???h th? 360, which will ?nl? s??t tw?, will ?s? ? sin?l? ?n?in? ?n? ? ????-?l??? ??t??, wh????s th? 525 ?s?s twin ?n?in?s ?n? ? ?iv?-?l??? ??t??. B?ll h?s sinc? ?nn??nc?? it is ??v?l??in? th? 360 with C?llins A???s??c?, ?n? th? Si???? N?v??? C??????ti?n is ??v?l??in? th? missi?n s?st?ms ??? th? ?i?c???t.

Th? ??si?n w?s ?nv?il?? ?n 1 Oct???? 2019, sh?wіп? ? tw?-s??t t?n??m c?ck?it, with si?htin? ??tics ?n?/?? l?s?? ??si?n?t?? ???v? ? 20mm c?nn?n ??n t????t ?t th? chin ??siti?n ??l?w th? c?ck?it, mi?-m??nt?? st?? wіп?s ??l?w th? sh?????? ??t?? h?? ?n? ???? 40 ???t (12 m) ?i?m?t?? ??t?? ?l???s, ?n ?ctiv? h??iz?nt?l st??iliz?? ?n? ? tilt?? ?n? sh?????? t?il ??t??. Missil?s ??? m??nt?? ?n int????t?? l??nch??s