The engine that will power America’s next air superiority fighter just cleared a milestone that moves it from computer screens to the factory floor. RTX’s Pratt & Whitney division completed the first ...

Although there are only a handful of fifth-generation military aircraft in operation today, the world's largest powers are already looking to develop even more potent, sixth-gen fighters. In American ...

The US Air Force is funding development of adaptive-cycle turbofans under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion programme. GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) have advanced their designs for ...

Adaptive engines use a variable third stream (in blue) to increase fuel efficiency or boost thrust. Credit: Guy Norris/AW&ST After decades of development and billions of dollars of investment, the ...

As the Air Force rushes to produce the F-47, it is also upgrading the Raptor to keep it cutting-edge into the 2040s.

The US Air Force has completed a detailed design review of two adaptive-cycle engine designs under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion effort, which aims to develop a turbofan for potential ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The two proposed adaptive engines that might one day power the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter have passed an important ...

Images of the proposed platform released by airframers indicate that the partners appear to agree on the need for an adaptive- or variable-cycle engine. Credit: Airbus Defense and Space The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The two proposed adaptive engines that might one day power the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter have passed an important ...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, completed the detailed design review of its Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) offering ...

The CFM LEAP-1B engine found in a Boeing 737 MAX costs around US$14 million per engine. Astro Mechanica claims its turboelectric adaptive engines would be significantly less expensive, already ...

The USAF increased the funding for the development of advanced engines earmarked for sixth-generation fighters, with new contracts awarded to both General Electric Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney as ...