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Engines for the F-35 fighter have proven to be the best in the air, and essential to the national defense.

General Electric (GE) has ended Phase 1 testing on its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine that it is developing as part of the US Air Force's (USAF's) Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Artist's rendering of airflow over GE's XA100 a...

The F-35 Lightning II / Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is a U.S. fifth-generation, single engine, multirole fighter developed in partnership with eight nations and produced by Lockheed Martin. It is designed in three variants and is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan engine. Each variant features a different derivative of the F135 engine. As of December 2021, more than 730 F-35s have been delivered to the U.S., international JSF partners and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

General Electric could find itself in a contest with incumbent Pratt & Whitney for a replacement for the F-35's engine.

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 stealth fighter Testing on the XA100 started in December 2020. The prototype showed performance and mecha...