Rolls-Royce and GE have each received contracts ($296m and $231m, respectively) under the US DoD's Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) programme.

Rolls-Royce and GE have each received contracts ($296m and $231m, respectively) under the US DoD's Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) programme. The objective of the ADVENT programme is to develop and demonstrate inlet, engine, exhaust nozzle, and integrated thermal management technologies that enable optimized propulsion system performance over a brood range of altitude and flight velocity. The proqramme will demonstrate integration technologies to Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4-5 and engine technologies to TRL-6 in a large thrust class, with emphasis on multi-design point demonstration of significant advancements in thrust, fuel efficiency, development cost, production cost and maintenance cost characteristics over baseline engines.