The Air Force is eyeing groundbreaking new engines for the F-35
Alex Hollings | January 28, 2022
On Friday, the Air Force made the first meaningful step toward sourcing advanced new adaptive cycle engines for its primary stealth fighter, the F-35. These new engines, while still a ways from service, would offer a significant leap in capability for the aircraft practically across the board, giving the F-35 an advantage over the growing slew of foreign 5th generation competition.
The branch issued a “sources sought notice” for planning purposes only, which means we’re still a long way off from putting these next-generation engines in America’s top-tier fighters, but it could be well worth the wait.
These advanced engines would not fit in the short take-off, vertical landing (STOVL) iteration of the fighter (F-35B), but would fit snugly in the fuselage of the Air Force’s F-35A or the Navy’s F-35C.
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