
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] said that it will be able to outfit 24 F-35 squadrons with an Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the company's Pratt & Whitney F135 engine by 2030--seven squadrons in 2029 and 17 in 2030--compared to just two F-35 squadrons that could receive a new engine under the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) in 2030. The ECU and Raytheon's proposed Emergency Power and Cooling System (EPACS), which is to achieve Technology Readiness Level 6 next year, are to…