Pratt & Whitney reaches crucial digital design milestone for NGAP prototype

By Vanessa Montalbano / February 9, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Pratt & Whitney has completed a crucial preliminary design review of its digital offering for the Air Force's secretive Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion prototype, according to an advance news release from the company. Pratt, which is a subsidiary of RTX, said the program is now “working towards ground testing of its NGAP prototype, referred to as XA103, which is expected to occur in the late 2020s.” This is the first time the prototype’s name has been revealed, pushing the program...

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