Monday, June 15, 2009

Another Fighter Engine For The F-35?


Video For The F-35 Alternate Engine

House Panel OKs Alternative Fighter Engine -- The Hill

President Obama may have singled out a General Electric-Rolls Royce engine for the next-generation fighter jet as wasteful, but House defense authorizers will have none of that.

The House Armed Services Air and Land Forces Subcommittee on Friday agreed to authorize $603 million for the production of an alternative engine for the Joint Strike Fighter F-35.

The GE-Rolls Royce venture is going head to head with engine maker Pratt & Whitney, which is building the primary engine and has been eying to be the sole contractor for the new fighter jet.

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More News On The F-35


Schwartz: F-35 is future of fighter fleet
-- Airforce Times
F-35 chief sees grounding risk in single engine plan -- Reuters
Norway To Begin F-35 Negotiations -- Aviation Week
Canadian F-35 Industry Participation -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog
Lockheed seeks to emulate Toyota lean production techniques for F-35 -- Smart Brief
Epic F-35 production ramp-up to draw upon Toyota, Airbus for lessons -- Flight Global
Lockheed wins $2.1 bln F-35 contract -- Reuters
Lockheed Martin Receives $2.1 Billion for Third Lot of F-35 Low-Rate Production -- PR Newswire

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