GE Aerospace [GE] and RTX's [RTX] Pratt & Whitney on Monday received U.S. Air Force contracts worth up to $3.5 billion each for technology maturation and risk reduction (TMRR) in the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program. "The work includes design, analysis, rig testing, prototype engine build and testing, and weapon system integration," the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) said in the DoD contracts announcement. "The contract modification is for the execution of the prototype phase of the…
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