Engine Demonstrator To Strengthen UK-Japan Fighter Ties

Tony Osborne February 02, 2022

UK-Japanese Engine Demonstrator — The demonstrator will likely feature technologies from Rolls-Royce’s FCAS TI and IHI’s development of the XF9 indigenous fighter engine.
Credit: Rolls-Royce

British and Japanese propulsion engineers are cooperating on development of an advanced fighter engine demonstrator that could lead to a single powerplant for the future combat aircraft planned by both nations. Rolls-Royce and IHI Corp. will work together on a £230 million ($310 million) full-scale...

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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