Pratt & Whitney is working on an upgrade to the F135 engine, which is used in all versions
What is known
The manufacturer recently received an additionalfinancing in the amount of $75 million. Thus, December investments grew to $190 million. A few weeks ago, the company signed a $115 million contract with the Pentagon.
Pratt & Whitney wants to upgrade the F135 engine, which is used in the F-35A, F-35B and F-35C fighter jets.Improvements to the propulsion system should be completed by the end of the decade, when the Pentagon will beginThe company says the upgraded version of the F135 will beready for operation in 2028.
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Since the start of production, Pratt & Whitney has already been able to halve the cost of the F135.The company believes that the modernization of the propulsion system will save the United States $40 billion in the future.An alternative option is to build an XA101 adaptive cycle engine, but the company offersLeave it for the sixth-generation fighter, which will arrive in the middle of the next decade.General Electric is also working on an adaptive cycle engine.