What can save American top tier air?

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Can you establish that the T-901 had been flown on the AH-64 platform?

https://rucker.armymwr.com/application/files/8116/9204/4903/AV_Industry_Days_2023_Briefings_.pdf#page=14
Indicates that it was still in the planning phase, to begin a pilot program in Fy29, but was planned to deliver 3850 SHP [Pg # 43] after all improvements to the Turbine, Rotor and Drive Train are complete.

As it seems like ITEP was canceled due to the planned FARA airframe falling though.

Though it had been deployed on two test SH-60s. It’s likely to be held in reserve for a potential Interim AH-64F configuration should the Army be interested in future.

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“fits like a glove”

it has flown on another aircraft, which is something at least

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The monkey paw curls. You get a worse JDAM in the last day of the dev server.

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Well, it should have a better glide ratio but you get less of them (for some airframes).

Also if we ever get submunitions and dispensers implemented the BLU-108 is certainly no slouch.

And if we ever need it;

Development of the Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW) Moving Target Capability: AGM-154 Block Three program