By Greg Waldron2021-07-26T03:09:00+01:00 Australia’s TAE Aerospace has achieved Initial Depot Capability (IDC) to repair key parts of the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, which powers all three variants of the Lockheed Martin F-35. The depot can now repair the engine’s fan and power modules, says Pratt & Whitney in a 20 July statement. Source: Pratt & Whitney TAE’s F135 repair depot, located west of Brisbane “With this achievement, TAE Aerospace’s F135 Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) facility, or depot, in Australia becomes the first operational F135 engine depot in the Asia-Pacific region and has begun supporting the repair of fan and power modules for the fleet,” it says.