No New Engines For U.S. Air Force F-35As

Brian Everstine March 22, 2023
aircraft technicians

The Pratt & Whitney F135 will receive an Engine Core Upgrade under the Air Force’s new budget plan.

Credit: R. Nial Bradshaw/U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has decided not to reengine its Lockheed Martin F-35s, ending a potential competition between GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney to equip the fleet with a new powerplant. But the service is not particularly happy about it. Its fiscal 2024 budget request ends funding for the Adaptive...
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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