Pratt & Whitney is aiming for NGAP on top of F-35 ECU

By Shelley K. Mesch / December 29, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Pratt & Whitney doesn't plan on giving up on its next-generation propulsion efforts after winning the Engine Core Upgrade contract to re-engine the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet, Jill Albertelli, president of military engines, told Inside Defense . The ECU decision -- which beat out the more costly but potentially higher-powered option of the Advanced Engine Transition Program -- was a boon for Pratt as it kept the contractor on as the prime for the engines on both of the...

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