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UTAS cog helps turn US Army programmes

26th April 2018 - 09:51 GMT | by Tim Martin in London

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The US manufacturer UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) is investing heavily in a range of new technologies, which, in the company’s estimation, will eventually increase performance across major US Army rotary programmes.

Dialogue with Boeing is currently underway to examine AH-64E Apache Guardian upgrades including newer electrical distribution systems and health monitoring systems, as well as other composite concepts to strengthen the structural design of the aircraft.

‘Advanced materials, specifically composite based structures, could save weight on the airframe but [we are also considering] an upgraded tail rotor drive system which would move from metallic materials to composites or even

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