Funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Engine Core Upgrade program will run out after February 2024 if Congress doesn't pass a budget with the funding requested to ramp up the program, Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt told lawmakers Tuesday. With the continuing resolution now in effect, the upgrade to Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine is stuck with last year’s budget of $75 million while the Defense Department requested more than $400 million , for fiscal year 2024...
