Lockheed Martin exec backs AETP as Congress works on approving ECU for F-35

By Shelley K. Mesch / June 22, 2023 at 4:44 PM
As Congress is working on its fiscal year 2024 defense spending and policy bills, a Lockheed Martin executive has announced he backs the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter re-engine option that the Pentagon nixed months ago. Executive Vice President of Aeronautics Greg Ulmer told Breaking Defense at the Paris Air Show Wednesday that he would like to see the Adaptive Engine Transition Program for upgrading the F-35’s engine rather than the Defense Department-backed Engine Core Upgrade to the current F135...

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