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If this version of the NDAA becomes law, the Pentagon will have both a program to upgrade the F-35's current engines alongside an adaptive engine program.

If this version of the NDAA becomes law, the Pentagon will have both a program to upgrade the F-35's current engines alongside an adaptive engine program.

Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have successfully performed the first start of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft test engine, using an integrated power package (IPP) that the functions traditionally performed by the auxiliary power system, emergency power system, and environmental control into a single system. The system was used to start a Pratt & Whitney F135 short-takeoff/vertical-landing (STOVL) engine at the company's advanced test facility in West Palm Beach, FL. The I...

Federal spending is once again in the news in Washington, with the government once again running up against its statutory borrowing limit. Much of the conversation and debate on Capitol Hill has surrounded entitlement and welfare spending. However, another culprit, the Department of Defense (DoD) has been putting an enormous strain on federal spending for years – especially as it pertains to earmarks. Sadly, this has gone largely without debate.

As congressional and administration officials decide how to address the nation’s finances going forward, this is a key opportunity to look at federal spending habits with a scrutiny that has been sorely lacking in recent years.

“Without defined [cooling and engine] requirements, the F-35 program is at greater risk of repeating prior missteps,” GAO said.

Little is known about the secretive sixth-generation Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, other than it will be extremely expensive.

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.

The recent downing of an American drone flying over international waters by Russian fighter aircraft serves as a stark reminder that American air superiority is constantly under threat. As such, leaders in Congress and at the Pentagon must always be strategically thinking and ensuring we are making smart investments in our own aerial capabilities.

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has decided not to proceed with replacing the F-35’s F135 powerplant with either of two alternatives.