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F-35 Engine Delays, Israeli Combat Innovations, and the Pentagon’s Pivot to Next-Gen Air Dominance

“F-35I has been a key and highly effective leading edge capability across the overall Israeli air campaign at every phase,” said the Royal United Services Institute’s Justin Bronk, looking back on ...
Defense One

F-35 engine upgrade hits delay, casting doubt on timeline

PARIS—A key milestone for the Pentagon’s program to upgrade the F-35 engine has been pushed back a year, raising questions about the overall timeline of the effort. The engine upgrade will reach ...
The Aviationist

Pratt & Whitney Awarded $2.8B Contract for New Lot 18 F-35 Engines

The $2.8B contract funds 141 F135 engines for U.S. services and allies, securing production, spares, and upgrades through February 2028. Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a major contract, valued at ...
Military Times

Navy awards Pratt $2.9B contract to build more F-35 engines

Pratt & Whitney is under contract to deliver 141 F135 engines for the 18th lot of F-35s. (Rick Goodfriend/Air Force) The U.S. Navy on Friday awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract modification worth up to ...
Flightglobal

Honeywell: software change could offer 25% boost to F-35 power, cooling

Aviation system manufacturer Honeywell says it can deliver significant improvements to onboard power generation for the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter, even without installing new hardware on ...
Stars and Stripes

How the F-35 became the best it could be

The U.S. has long been recognized for its technological edge in developing battlefield weaponry. The design work for such platforms occurs years before a system ever sees the light of day and, even ...