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Pratt & Whitney Reports Progress on XA103 Engine Offering for USAF NGAP

Frank Wolfe

Monday, February 12th, 2024

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Pratt & Whitney Reports Progress on XA103 Engine Offering for USAF NGAP

Depicted is a future crewed Next-Generation Air Dominance aircraft (U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory)

As the Air Force Association's annual warfare symposium gets underway Feb. 12 in Denver, RTX's [RTX] Pratt & Whitney is reporting progress on a prototype XA103 engine for U.S. Air Force and other sixth generation fighter aircraft. Pratt & Whitney "has completed a critical assessment of its Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) offering with the U.S. Air Force, moving the program closer to completing its detailed design review," the company said on Feb. 12. "The team is now working toward ground…

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