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Aviation Week | Brian EverstineMarch 13, 2023 The U.S. Air Force will not go ahead with a full engine replacement for its Lockheed Martin F-35A, opting instead for a Pratt & Whitney plan to upgrade the core of the F135. The service had been considering re-engining its fleet from either of the two options developed under […]

Popular Mechanics | Sebastien RoblinMarch 13, 2023 After hedging its bets late last November by pumping $318 million of dollars to sustain rival engine upgrade programs for the F-35A Lighting stealth jet, on Monday, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall informed the media that the service finally made its call by closing its Adaptive Engine Transition

FlightGlobal | Ryan FinnertyMarch 13, 2023 The US Air Force (USAF) supports upgrading the propulsion system on its existing Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters, rather than purchasing an entirely new adaptive engine for the jets. The decision, revealed by USAF secretary Frank Kendall on 13 March, comes as the Biden administration released its proposal for military

Defense One | Audrey DeckerMarch 13, 2023 The Air Force is ditching its plans to develop a new engine for its F-35 fleet and will instead upgrade the existing Pratt & Whitney engines so the planes have enough power to use future weapons. The decision to abandon the engine project, announced on Monday as part

Breaking Defense | Michael MarrowMarch 13, 2023 WASHINGTON — In a major victory for incumbent manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, the Air Force has decided not to pursue a new engine for the F-35A in its fiscal 2024 budget request, dashing the hopes of potential competitor General Electric and likely ensuring that Pratt will continue to

Defense News | Stephen LoseyMarch 13, 2023 WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is abandoning its efforts to develop a next-generation adaptive engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. Instead, Kendall said during a March 10 briefing on the fiscal 2024 budget, the military will stick with and upgrade the

Wall Street Journal | Brody MullinsMarch 8, 2023 One of the biggest lobbying clashes in recent years is heating up again: the fight to fund an alternate engine to power the Pentagon’s F-35 jet fighter.  More than a decade ago, engine-maker Pratt & Whitney and its allies in Congress won out over General Electric Co.

Air and Space Forces Magazine | Patrick ReardonMarch 6, 2023 The looming decision on the future of the F-35’s engine—Pratt & Whitney’s F135—has fostered plenty of debate, with some suggesting the F135 should be completely replaced with a new engine through the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP), while others say integrating a new adaptive engine into the F-35 would be wasteful

Aviation Week | Brian EverstineDecember 13, 2022 Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney have unveiled a new power and cooling system for the proposed upgraded F135 engine core, aiming to increase the power output and cooling required for coming F-35 upgrades as the Pentagon considers the future of the Joint Strike Fighter’s powerplant. The Raytheon