Page 4 - Adaptive Engine Transition Program News Today

Speaking at the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference, a Pratt & Whitney executive says it has 400 engineers working on a major upgrade for the F135 engine.

The Next Generation Air Dominance crewed jet remains cloaked in secrecy, but pondering its speed and altitude goals is a useful exercise.

House appropriators do give money to the AETP program in their draft of fiscal 2024's defense appropriations bill, but another lawmaker says that it's just a "backup" and for research purposes.

While billions over budget and years behind schedule, “Block 4 is going to be fundamentally, radically better,” especially in electronic warfare, argued AFA’s Doug Birkey. “In many ways, it’s an entirely new jet.”

 

With a GOP-controlled House and a Democrat-controlled Senate, nothing in the bill is final until the last minute conference negotiations are completed, but here are the key issues to watch.

Contractors Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney are now in an open squabble over what powers the F-35 going forward.

SASC markup on collision course with House over funding new engine technology.

In a high-profile public spat with little precedence between the airframe and engine giants, Pratt & Whitney executives are formally accusing Lockheed Martin of prioritizing its own bottom line by seeking an adaptive engine solution for the Joint Strike Fighter.

A blistering statement attacks Lockheed Martin for continuing to support re-engining the fighter.