Going the Distance: GE’s F414 Engine Celebrates 30th Anniversary
GE Aerospace today marks the 30th year since its F414 engine successfully completed its first run. With decades of experience under its belt and reputation of offering an outstanding performance, reliability, and versatility, the F414 is still firing on all cylinders.
Dog Is My Co-Pilot: How Navy Veteran Marissa Helton Found Peace with a Service Dog Named Andy
Navy Veteran and GE Aerospace employee, Marissa Helton, talks about how Andy, her service dog, helps her navigate life after the military to help her overcome trauma.
All Hands On Deck: What Ashley Havera Learned Aboard The USS Abraham Lincoln
Ashley Havera, global field services and product support team director for Military Systems Operation (MSO), recently got an up close and personal view of GE military engines in action aboard the U.S.Navy's USS Abraham Lincoln.
Shipmates to Teammates: How Three U.S. Navy Veterans Reunited at GE Aviation
Steve Maynard, Randy Johnson, and Rob Liner all work for GE Aviation’s marine gas turbine business, which provides reliable turbine power aboard 631 naval ships in 39 navies around the world. But these three don’t just know each other from work—for a short period in the early 1990s, all three served aboard the former U.S. Navy Spruance-class destroyer, USS Fletcher (DD-992), which was powered by four GE LM2500 gas turbines.
GE, TAE Begin Advanced Engine Work for U.S. Navy in Australia
Under the GE Total Logistics Support program, the US Navy’s F414 engines will receive prime logistics support in Australia, with selected repairs to be carried out on engine components using the world-class expertise of GE and its partner, Queensland-based TAE Aerospace.
The Workhorse: T700 Continues to Deliver
The T700, GE Aviation’s workhorse helicopter engine, has been going strong for 42 years and counting. This spring alone, the company was awarded $242 million in contracts with the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.
Digital assist: Increasing mission reliability for the US Navy with GE's digital solutions
GE Aviation Digital Solutions, in partnership with GE’s Marine Solutions, recently secured an Asset Performance Management (APM) proof of concept order from Military Sealift Command (MSC). MSC is the leading provider of ocean transportation for the Navy and the Department of Defense, operating approximately 120 ships daily around the globe.
The pilot's perspective: Soaring at 6Gs with the US Navy's Flying Eagles
This is a guest post from Tom Lodge, GE Aviation Chief Marketing Officer of Military Systems.
Sundown for the Viking S-3
During its 35 years of service to the fleet, the Lockheed S-3 Viking was affectionately known as “the Hoover” because of the distinctive vacuum like sound of its engines.
GE Aviation’s T408 engine powers first flight of Marine Corps’ CH-53K
GE Aviation’s largest turboshaft engine – the GE38-1B, designated the T408 by the US government – successfully powered the first flight of the U.S. Marine Corps’ CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter, on Tuesday, October 27.