Congress May Be Wasting Money With AETP Support, USAF Chief Says

Brian Everstine July 18, 2023
GE Aerospace XA100 adaptive turbofan engine

The GE Aerospace XA100 adaptive turbofan engine.

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Congress may be “throwing money away” if it continues to fund the U.S. Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) development without committing to re-engine the Lockheed Martin F-35, the service’s top official says. In the House of Representatives’ fiscal 2024 policy bill, which passed...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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