How the Pentagon Is Buying Helicopter Engines Like a Fleet Manager

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How the Pentagon Is Buying Helicopter Engines Like a Fleet Manager

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The Pentagon spends over $2 billion annually maintaining helicopter engines, but its procurement system treats each overhaul as a one-off repair order. Contractors charge per component; supply chains stall; readiness drops. Now the Army is piloting a 'power-by-the-hour' model with General Electric's T700 engine program, paying for flight hours instead of spare parts. Lucas walks through how Honeywell and GE are competing on availability guarantees rather than screw-and-bolt bids, and why the Navy is watching closely as its Seahawk fleet ages. Luna pushes on whether this actually saves money or just shifts risk to contractors. A concrete look at how the largest buyer of turboshaft engines in the world is learning to buy outcomes instead of inputs. #PentagonProcurement #HelicopterEngines #PowerByTheHour #GeneralElectric #Honeywell #ArmyAviation #T700Engine #DefenseContracting #MilitaryTech #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #DefenseTech #SupplyChain #Readiness #LucasAndLuna #Turboshaft Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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