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U.S. Air Force Decides on Engine Core Upgrade for F-35 Fighter

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U.S. Air Force Decides on Engine Core Upgrade for F-35 Fighter
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall arrives at Tinker AFB, Okla. last July 28 and is greeted by Air Force Gen. Duke Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command Commander, Lt. Gen. Tom Miller, Air Force Sustainment Center Commander, Maj. Gen. Jeff King, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Commander, and Col. G. Hall Sebren, 72 Air Base Wing Commander. Kendall received briefings on the base's support for the F135 engine (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force has decided to move forward on Raytheon Technologies' [RTX] Pratt & Whitney Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the F-35 fighter and end the service's Advanced Engine Transition Program (AETP), which received the Air Force-requested amount of $286 million last year. The Air Force's fiscal 2024 budget requests $245 million for ECU and increases research and development funding for an advanced engine for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) manned fighter. Such NGAD advanced engine development--Next Generation…

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