Fixed-Wing

USAF favours P&W F-35 engine upgrade over adaptive-cycle engine replacement

By 2023-03-13T20:15:00

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Source: Lockheed Martin

Budget pressure and lack of buy in from other US military services led the US Air Force to abandon designs for an entirely new engine for its F-35A stealth fighters, and instead pursue a core upgrade of the existing power plant.

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