The USAF increased the funding for the development of advanced engines earmarked for sixth-generation fighters, with new ...

The future of the NGAD sixth-generation fighter remains unclear, but billions in extra funding would keep work progressing on ...

A snapshot of how new, multi-billion-dollar jet engine contracts for the USAF are set to shape the future of US air power.

Despite uncertainty over the future of its sixth-generation fighter development programme, the US Air Force is committing ...

The US Air Force (USAF) awarded two contract modifications to General Electric (GE) and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) on 27 January, ...

The U.S. Air Force has dramatically plussed-up contracts with General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, both of which now have a ...

The NGAD program will replace the service’s aging ... modifications to their initial Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) contracts that increased their respective budgets by nearly ...

“Regardless of where NGAD is… we’ve continued to develop our NGAP solution,” said Chris Calio, chief executive of P&W parent company RTX, during a 28 January earnings call. Though he ...

The NGAP is a fundamental part of the larger Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) initiative but is also potentially crucial for other advanced aviation programs. According to a daily contracting ...

The U.S. Air Force has significantly increased its investment in cutting-edge jet engine technology by expanding contracts ...

The progress made on adaptive engines is now feeding into the NGAP program. And even as the Air Force reconsiders its approach to NGAD and air dominance, the contract modification signals the ...

The Air Force has expanded funding for a cutting-edge adaptive engine that would power the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, while the future of NGAD itself remains under consideration.