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Why The US Air Force Raised Contracts For GE, Pratt & Whitney NGAP Fighter Jet Engines To $3.5 Billion Each
Recent updates from the United States Air Force (USAF) regarding the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) fighter jet engines have shown a considerable jump in funding for each contractor of ...
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Pratt & Whitney and General Electric Complete Detailed Design Review for Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion
P&W and GE successfully passed the Detailed Design Review of their offerings for the U.S. Air Force’s next generation NGAP engine, expected to power the NGAD manned fighter. Pratt & Whitney and ...
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Pratt & Whitney Clears Review of Adaptive Engine That Will Power America's 6th-Gen Fighter
What that means is that some of the components of the NGAP will be able to adjust "for optimized fuel efficiency, survivability, and power and thermal management, surpassing the capabilities of ...
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NGAD engine prototypes take shape in two $3.5bn contracts
They are currently in development under a portion of NGAD known as the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) effort. In August 2024, the Senate Appropriations Committee stated it supports the ...
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USAF advances sixth-generation engine designs from Pratt & Whitney and GE Aerospace
Both engine makers are under contract for the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) programme, which seeks to develop engines to power future air superiority platforms. The companies each ...
The National Interest25d
The “NGAD” Sixth-Gen Fighter Just Passed A Key Test
The winner of NGAP will see its engines become the power source for the service’s sixth-generation fighter project. In a press release, GE noted that the completion of design review “marks a ...