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Air Force

USAF to Use AETP Technologies for NGAP, Carry GE and RTX into Engine Prototyping

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023

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USAF to Use AETP Technologies for NGAP, Carry GE and RTX into Engine Prototyping

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

DAYTON, Ohio--The U.S. Air Force plans to use technologies developed in the Advanced Engine Transition Program (AETP) for the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program, which will move into engine prototyping with General Electric [GE] and RTX's [RTX] Pratt & Whitney offerings. NGAP is to outfit the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) manned fighter. The Air Force canceled AETP for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter and decided to move forward with Pratt & Whitney's proposed Engine Core Upgrade (ECU)…

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