The extra money for Pratt & Whitney's F-35 Core Engine Upgrade programme reinforces its position as the preferred solution for advanced Block 4 capabilities. The impact on the future price of the fighter remains uncertain, but Lockheed Martin is confident in maintaining or potentially lowering costs going forward.
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The Biden Administration recently announced that it would review a request by the Indian government to transfer technology from one of America’s most advanced fighter engines General Electric’s F414 to India. The deal would bolster India’s capacity to field indigenously produced fighters with some of the most powerful and reliable engines in the class, saving decades of research and development costs. The agreement would also strengthen the growing strategic partnership between India and the U.S.
The following is the Dec. 2, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Engine Options. From the report The Department of Defense (DOD) is considering whether to upgrade the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s (JSF’s) existing F135 engine the Engine Enhancement Package (EEP) or to develop and procure a new engine for the […]