The U.S. Army continues every day to rely on its rotorcraft fleet which includes main staples like the Apache, Black Hawk and Chinook.

2020 is off to a fast start and GE Aviation has already checked off one of its biggest milestones of the year with the first flight of the GE9X-powered Boeing 777X on January 25th. Here are the other big moments the business is anticipating.

GE Aviation had an extraordinary 2019, putting up two new world records between the GE9X and the GEnx and helped transport the first human organ via drone.

The U.S. Army has begun formal planning for a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). In April, the Army chose five aircraft manufacturers to compete in the FARA competitive prototype program. At the end of this design phase, two teams will be selected to build flyable prototypes which will incorporate GE Aviation’s T901 engine.

GE Aviation’s capability to execute and deliver the most advanced turboshaft engines for the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) modernization is accelerating. By the end of 2020, GE Aviation will complete the transition of nearly 1,000 engineers from its commercial programs to its military programs.

GE Aviation is transitioning roughly 1,000 engineers to support Armed Forces programs.

Suzy Wang, Senior Operations Manager, at GE Aviation in Lynn, Massachusetts, discusses women in STEM and the 2019 STEP Ahead Award.

This September marks the 80^th anniversary of the world’s first practical helicopter. On Sept.