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F-35 Engine Delays, Israeli Combat Innovations, and the Pentagon’s Pivot to Next-Gen Air Dominance

“F-35I has been a key and highly effective leading edge capability across the overall Israeli air campaign at every phase,” said the Royal United Services Institute’s Justin Bronk, looking back on ...
Jane's Information Group

Pentagon seeks F-35 engine options

The Pentagon is considering Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) engine options due to the propulsion system's difficult sustainment and an expected need for better performance ...
The Aviationist

Pratt & Whitney Awarded $2.8B Contract for New Lot 18 F-35 Engines

The $2.8B contract funds 141 F135 engines for U.S. services and allies, securing production, spares, and upgrades through February 2028. Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a major contract, valued at ...
The Gazette

UTC’s F-35 engines chronically late: Pentagon

United Technologies Corp.'s Pratt and Whitney unit is chronically late delivering engines for the Pentagon's costliest program, the F-35, raising questions about whether the company is ready for a ...
Jane's Information Group

F-35 engine competition could drive down problematic propulsion system sustainment costs

Creating an engine competition for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) could help reduce propulsion system sustainment costs that are contributing to a higher aircraft ...