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Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) is a highly classified and secretive programme of USAF to increase lethality and ensure air superiority.

The House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) tactical air and land forces panel would require DoD to begin a pilot program for the incorporation of the

Engine War. Supporters of a second engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter have pointed to the “Great Engine War” between Pratt & Whitney and

The XA100 is the world’s first flight-weight, three-stream, adaptive cycle engine to run, and could power F-35s by the end of the 2020s.

By Garrett Reim2021-05-13T22:44:00+01:00 GE Aviation has wrapped up testing on its first XA100 prototype, an adaptive cycle engine. An adaptive cycle engine is a novel turbine that can change air flow through three different air streams, depending on an aircraft’s need for efficiency or extra power. The US Air Force (USAF) has been funding development of the engine type since 2007. Source: GE Aviation An adaptive cycle engine like GE Aviation’s XA100 could extend the reach of the F-35 steal...