# GE Aviation awarded $143M contract for T408 engines for CH-53K

The U.S. military awarded GE Aviation a contract valued at $143,481,258 to build 22 T408-GE-400 engines and provide logistics and engineering support for the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter. MTU Aero Engines, with an 18% work share, is responsible for the power turbine.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-02-19
- Where: United States
- Value: $143.5M
- Status: announced
- Products: T408-GE-400 engines
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [GE Aviation](https://endata.com/companies/1647.md) (supplier)
- [MTU Aero Engines](https://endata.com/companies/7225.md) (partner)
- [Sikorsky](https://endata.com/companies/9050.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [helihub.com](https://helihub.com/2018/02/19/production-of-t408-engine-begins-for-ch-53k/), 2018-02-19: "The contract to build 22 T408-GE-400s and provide logistics and engineering support for the engine, valued at 143,481,258 million U.S. dollars, has been awarded to GE Aviation by the U.S. military."

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