American Machinist

Pentagon Awards $370M for Future F-35 Engines

Pratt & Whitney is cleared to proceed with procurement and planning for about 270 more F135 turbofan propulsion systems - ...
National Security Journal on MSN

F-21: The fighter jet you get when you 'merge' the F-16, F-22 and F-35 all in one

19FortyFive loves the F-16 fighter and has spent a lot of time over the last 9 months or so taking as much original ...

How The F-35's Automated Departure Resistance System Prevents Spins For Pilots In Combat Maneuvers

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II uses an evolution of traditional fly-by-wire algorithms to aid pilots as they perform ...
Aviation Week

GE and Rolls Royce end project for F-35 engines

General Electric Co and Rolls Royce have ended their project to build an alternate engine for Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 joint strike fighter, reports Reuters. The decision announced last Friday, is ...
Oregonian

Engine crack grounds F-35 fighter jets

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Friday grounded its fleet of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a cracked engine blade in one plane. The problem was discovered during what the Pentagon called a routine ...
Aviation Week

Patria Begins Lockheed Martin F-35 Engine Assembly

Patria has begun assembling Pratt & Whitney F135 engines in country as part of Finland’s procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. As part of a comprehensive agreement with Pratt & ...
National Security Journal on MSN

J-35A vs. F-35: China built the cheap stealth fighter America promised in the 1990s — and never delivered

Going back more than a decade, it is hard to believe that an aircraft has undergone a dramatic transformation from its early ...
Forbes

Nearly 300 More F-35 Lightning IIs To Arrive With Lots 18 And 19

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 1,200 F-35 ...

Why The Eurofighter Typhoon Costs More Per Flight Hour Than The F-35A

One flight hour of the Typhoon costs between $60,000 and $65,000, placing it among the most expensive operational aircraft in ...
The Aviationist

JPO and Lockheed Martin Finalize F-35 Contract for Lots 18 and 19

Lockheed Martin will build up to 296 F-35s as part of Lots 18 and 19, with first deliveries in 2026. Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) announced they reached a final agreement ...
The National Interest

Is China’s J-20 “Mighty Dragon” Fighter Jet Stronger than the F-35?

Engines Two WS-10C afterburning turbofans; likely upgrade to WS-15 in future One Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 afterburning turbofan (~43,000 lbf thrust) Top Speed ~1,320 mph (2,130 km/h) / Mach 2.0 ...