“We did the AETP line to keep that technology going as we head into sixth-generation aircraft that the Air Force and Navy are hoping to field in the 2030s,” a senior congressional aide said of the decision to seek continued funding for AETP.
By Michael MarrowFuture inevitability of quantum computers is a security problem today
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Lockheed’s selection of GE Aerospace’s CF6 engines comes as the Air Force weighs sole-sourcing a next round of tankers to Boeing or opening up a competition.
By Michael Marrow
Following the Air Force’s decision to forego a new engine for the F-35, General Electric is taking its fight to Capitol Hill to keep the Adaptive Engine Transition Program alive.
By Michael Marrow
Asked whether the Air Force would be willing to try again on pursuing an adaptive engine if Congress provided more funding, service Secretary Frank Kendall said, “No, we’ve made our decision.”
By Michael Marrow
“Manufacturing challenges” continue to plague the Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program and delay FARA flight tests.
By Ashley Roque
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said that if the development cost was lower, the Air Force may have found the space in its budget to fund the engine for its jets alone, “but at the level of several billion dollars to do that [engineering and manufacturing development], we couldn’t get there.”
By Michael Marrow
New UK defense takeovers “are a real and present danger, especially for mid-tier suppliers, who appear to be particularly vulnerable,” said Andrew Kinniburgh, director general at Make UK Defense, a manufacturing advisory body.
By Tim Martin
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Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has said the Defense Department could decide whether to continue developing an adaptive engine for the F-35 in the fiscal 2024 budget.
By Valerie Insinna “The perception I think that’s out there is that we’re maintaining, if not advancing, our military advantage in propulsion,” said John Sneden, director of the Air Force’s propulsion directorate. “But the reality is … we’re essentially stagnating, and we’re starting to lose.”
By Valerie Insinna “I don’t want to loop along spending [research and development] money on a program that we either can’t afford or we’re just not going to get agreement on among all the different services,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said of the AETP program.
By Valerie Insinna GE sees new F-35 performance demands and a refocused American defense strategy as a chance for its new XA100 engine.
By Aaron Mehta
General Electric, which produced the GE F110-129 engines for the first lot of eight F-15EX aircraft, will continue manufacturing the propulsion system for the rest of the program of record.
By Valerie Insinna
General Electric could find itself in a contest with incumbent Pratt & Whitney for a replacement for the F-35’s engine.
By Valerie Insinna
As the military decides between upgrading what it’s got and starting fresh, the Heritage Foundation’s John “JV” Venable argues the more expensive option now will save in the long run.
By John Venable