Safran Helicopter Engines, MTU Aero Engines and Avio Aero have secured European Defence Fund backing for SHARP, a programme aimed at technologies for next-generation helicopter engines.
The project brings together three of Europe’s core propulsion suppliers around future turboshaft capability, with €25 million approved for the effort. The brief points to an industrial and defence objective: preserve propulsion know-how, accelerate the technology base, and position Europe for the next helicopter engine cycle.
Details on workshare, technical targets and rollout remain undisclosed in the public snippet, but the signal is clear. SHARP adds another layer of funded development to a sector already pushing production and new-engine pipelines.