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The U.S. military is hard at work developing a next-generation fighter jet, and that will need very powerful jet engines. Here's what it will most likely have.

The US Department of Defense has allocated $497m to Pratt & Whitney for F135 engine upgrades to render the F-35 engine ready for new threats.

Program remains on track to enable Block 4 capabilities in 2029 EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, has received full funding in the recently...

RTXs Pratt & Whitney receives full funding for F135 Engine Core Upgrade in FY 2024 Defense Appropriations bill

/PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has received full funding in the recently passed fiscal year 2024 Defense Appropriations bill for...

“Now that we understand that 80 kilowatts is a must-have, it was the mission of: how do we get there, with the lowest impact to the overall airframe?” Honeywell Aerospace’s Matt Milas told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.

The engine upgrades are expected to give the F-35 more power, thrust and cooling ability as well as allow a major modernization of the fighter.

“Like all programs, the continuing resolution has the potential to have an impact. We have not worked through all the details if we had a sequestration scenario,” Pratt & Whitney's Jennifer Latka said about a stalled budget on Capitol Hill. “What I know now is that our schedule is on track, that we have identified funding to continue, and that’s not to say that that situation cannot change.”

Pratt & Whitney plans to start delivering the upgraded engines by 2029.

In a tour of Collins Aerospace's facilities, executives said their new thermal management solution for the F-35 achieved a key benchmark, though the Pentagon hasn't yet decided on a competition at all.