Schwartz Urges More Industry Buy-In On Second JSF Engine

By Carlo Muñoz / October 12, 2010 at 8:47 PM
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz today challenged the companies developing the second engine for the Joint Strike Fighter to take on a larger share of the program's cost if they want the effort to survive. “If Rolls [Royce] and [General Electric] is so confident that their product will succeed and bring value to the taxpayer, it would be nice if they put a little bit more against that $1.9 billion bill that they would like the taxpayer...

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