Adaptive engines use a variable third stream (in blue) to increase fuel efficiency or boost thrust. Credit: Guy Norris/AW&ST After decades of development and billions of dollars of investment, the ...

"This milestone demonstrates Pratt & Whitney's investment in digital infrastructure, showcasing seamlessly integrated digital ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Air Force's ambitious F-47 sixth-generation fighter program, the designated successor to the F-22 Raptor, has hit a major snag: its advanced engines will be delayed ...

Although there are only a handful of fifth-generation military aircraft in operation today, the world's largest powers are already looking to develop even more potent, sixth-gen fighters. In American ...

The CFM LEAP-1B engine found in a Boeing 737 MAX costs around US$14 million per engine. Astro Mechanica claims its turboelectric adaptive engines would be significantly less expensive, already ...

Pratt & Whitney shared a new video about the XA103 engine, with a computer-generated rendition of what could be an F-47-inspired design. Pratt & Whitney has shared on Feb. 18, 2026, a new video about ...

GE Aerospace has completed the fourth and possibly final round of ground testing on an adaptive turbofan engine designed for a failed bid to re-engine the Lockheed Martin F-35A and F-35C, the company ...

GE Aerospace reported it completed a fourth round of tests for the adaptive cycle engine technology it is researching for the U.S. Air Force as part of the Next Generational Adaptive Propulsion ...

The engine’s expanded budget indicates progress to secure the world’s first-ever sixth-generation fighter is being made. The U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program is a work in ...

The Pentagon is continuing to invest in developing next-generation propulsion technologies, even as the future of a new sixth-generation fighter is in question. The US Air Force (USAF) on 27 January ...

United Airlines Ventures (UAV), the venture capital arm of United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL), has invested in aerospace startup Astro Mechanica to support development of its adaptive ...