Air Force Awards $4.9 Billion for Next-Gen Adaptive Jet Engine

Contracts go to General Electric Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 02:25 PM ET

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The Pentagon is considering a new adaptive engine replacement for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, to increase range, thrust, and power management. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force / Capt. Kip Sumner]

Key Takeaways:

The U.S. Air Force awarded $4.9 billion in contracts for the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program to develop an adaptive engine prototype for its next-generation fighter jet.
Five major aerospace and defense companies—General Electric Aviation, Pratt & Whitney Engines, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman—received these contracts, each worth up to $975 million, with work extending until July 2032.
This engine development is critical for both modernizing the F-35 Lightning II to improve its performance and for powering the secret Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, emphasizing the importance of seamless engine-platform integration.

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The U.S. Air Force has awarded $4.9 billion in contracts to five companies for the development of an adaptive engine prototype to power its next-generation fighter jet.

The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts announced August 19 by the U.S. Department of Defense were awarded to General Electric Aviation (NYSE: GE), Pratt & Whitney Engines (NYSE: RTX), Boeing (NYSE: BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC).