Instead, Kendall said during a March 10 briefing on the fiscal 2024 budget, the military will stick with and upgrade the F-35’s current engine — a major win for F135 maker Pratt & Whitney.

The F-35 program is under intense pressure due to severe problems with its critical Block 4 modernization. -The new TR-3 ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s program to upgrade the F-35′s engines could start to run out of money early next year if a budget is not passed in time, officials told lawmakers Tuesday.

“The F-35 JPO stands behind our in-depth business case analysis, conducted in partnership with industry, that helped inform DoD’s decision to move forward with the F135 Engine Core Upgrade ...

The ECU is an upgrade developed by Pratt & Whitney for its F135 engines to provide an affordable, low-risk and agile pathway for enhancing propulsion capability for all three variants of F-35 jets.

However, that means the engine upgrades necessary to handle the added heat may come a few years later than the F-35 will receive its Block 4 upgrades, now projected to be finished in 2029.

Number one, all of the sensors [are] being improved dramatically. Number two, the ability to carry more and different types of weapons. And number three, and I think this will become the ultimate game ...

The GAO recommended greater oversight of the F-35 program. [CREDIT: USAF] The Government Accountability Office wants the Department of Defense to manage a modernization program for the F-35 Joint ...

The US Air Force (USAF) supports upgrading the propulsion system on its existing Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters, rather than purchasing an entirely new adaptive engine for the jets.

The F-35 is a series of single-engine, Stealth-enabled aircraft deployed for ground attack and combat, and available in three variants. The jets have been in production for more than a decade, and the ...

The Air Force is ditching its plans to develop a new engine for its F-35 fleet and will instead upgrade the existing Pratt & Whitney engines so the planes have enough power to use future weapons.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s program to upgrade the F-35′s engines could start to run out of money early next year if a budget is not passed in time, officials told lawmakers Tuesday.