Adaptive cycle engines are specially designed to alternate between efficiency and raw power—extending an aircraft’s range ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is one of the few fifth-generation military aircraft currently in operation. Compared with all the others still flying in the world, it’s a true junior, having ...

Ever since 2016, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) has been looking for a new engine to slap into its fifth-generation F-35 fighter plane. The engine didn’t get to be detailed until 2019, and testing didn’t ...

Sep. 8—General Electric has started testing its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine as part of the Air Force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Testing began on Aug. 26 at GE's Evendale ...

The F-47’s adaptive cycle engine is built to reshape itself in flight, shifting between long range efficiency, Mach 2+ performance, and stealth focused signature control while generating enormous ...

EVENDALE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE has initiated testing on its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Testing began on August ...

GE Aviation’s (NYSE: GE) XA100 adaptive cycle engine is ready to progress from prototype into development following testing with the U.S. Air Force, according to the manufacturer. The XA100, along ...

GE Aviation has completed testing of the experimental adaptive engine the company has been developing for the US Air Force (USAF) since 2016. Under the service’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program ...

FARNBOROUGH—With ongoing ground tests of the General Electric XA100 adaptive cycle combat engine set to end soon, the engine-maker is studying how the advanced propulsion system—proposed for the ...

Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney will use new digital design technology to accelerate its work on the XA103, its submission for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) ...

General Electric has started testing its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine as part of the Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Testing began on Aug. 26 at GE’s Evendale altitude ...

EVENDALE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE has initiated testing on its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Testing began on August ...