GE Aerospace has been awarded a three-year contract by Boeing Defence UK to provide support for the T700-GE-701D turboshaft engines powering the British Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopter fleet. The agreement extends through 2028 and covers in-service support for the engines used on the UK’s 50 AH-64E helicopters, which are being procured via a Foreign Military Sales arrangement with the US government.
The AH-64E, built by Boeing, is a twin-engine, tandem-seat attack helicopter equipped with two GE T700-GE-701D engines. The type offers higher speed, greater range, and improved sensor and targeting systems compared with the earlier Apache Mk1 it replaces. It carries a 30 mm cannon, Hydra 70 rockets and up to 16 Hellfire missiles.
The engine support deal with GE Aerospace sits within a wider three-year, £879 million contract awarded to Boeing Defence UK to maintain and support both the British Army’s Apache fleet and the Royal Air Force’s Chinook helicopters. According to UK defence officials, that broader arrangement covers engineering, depth maintenance, training, supply-chain support and technical services and is intended to keep both helicopter fleets mission-ready while sustaining roughly 1,200 jobs across Boeing Defence UK and its domestic supply chain.