F-35s Need More Powerful Engines—But How Much More?
The Pentagon says it doesn’t know, and lawmakers have questions.
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The Pentagon says it doesn’t know, and lawmakers have questions.
The F-35 Joint Program Office said an agreement was reached between defense officials and Pratt & Whitney, the maker of the engines, to suspend the deliveries pending the outcome of the crash investigation.
The fifth-generation fighter suffered its latest mishap last week. Why do the pricey planes keep crashing? MIC excess and promises of a ‘jack-of-all trades’ jet have something to with it.
Could the U.S. Air Force’s plan to retrofit its F-35 fleet with new propulsion systems undermine the jet fighter’s much vaunted interoperability?