The DOD has outlines a $3.5B program for a next-generation fighter jet engine pitting GE Aerospace against one of its biggest ...

A snapshot of how new, multi-billion-dollar jet engine contracts for the USAF are set to shape the future of US air power.

The U.S. Air Force has dramatically plussed-up contracts with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, both of which now have a ceiling of $3.5 billion, to continue work on prototype next-generation jet ...

The United States Air Force (USAF) has announced a $7 billion cash injection for its prototype next-generation jet engine program. The next-generation adaptive propulsion (NGAP) program will receive ...

GE and Pratt are designing so-called “adaptive” engines, which shift to the most efficient thrust configuration for whatever situation a jet is in, to power NGAD. The Pentagon seriously ...

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?

The companies describe adaptive engines as combining the performance of conventional fighter engines with the cruising fuel efficiency of commercial jet powerplants. GE claimed its XA100 offered ...

The DOD has authorized $3.5B in funding for a next-generation fighter jet engine program pitting GE Aerospace against one of ...