GE Aerospace to provide marine gas turbine engines for South Korea’s KDDX destroyers
It will supply 12 LM2500+G4 engines for six KDDX-class ships.
GE wins deals for F/A-18 engine parts, hypersonic test
The company was separately awarded one deal worth up to $2.9 billion to supply parts for its F414 engine, and another to provide a hypersonic test vehicle for the Defense Innovation Unit.
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Air Force eyes next-gen engine ‘integration’ by 2030
An engine with so-called adaptive turbofan technologies “could” go on the forthcoming F-47 stealth fighter, John Sneden, the chief of the Air Force’s propulsion directorate said, though he emphasized no final decisions have been made.
BETA teams with GE, Sikorsky for militarized unmanned aircraft
BETA’s MV250 will use a hybrid-electric propulsion system developed in partnership with GE Aerospace and an autonomy stack supplied by Sikorsky for a wide range of military missions, according to company executives.
Air Force awards GE, Rolls-Royce for ‘medium thrust’ drone engines
The two engine makers will advance designs to power medium thrust class drones, an Air Force spokesperson told Breaking Defense.
Air Force sees another year delay for next-gen engines
The Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program is now projected to complete prototyping work in 2031, a cumulative delay of three years compared to earlier projections.
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Air Force taps four companies to expand engine options for loyal wingman drones
Beehive Industries, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney and a teamup of GE Aerospace and Kratos will “mature engine designs” for future drone wingmen and other autonomous platforms, according to the Air Force.
Shield AI’s X-BAT drone to be powered by same GE engine as F-15, F-16 fighters (Exclusive)
The announcement marks the first official partnership for GE on a drone wingman platform.
GE Aerospace picks Merlin for AI co-pilot, with eyes on KC-135 CCR upgrade [EXCLUSIVE]
In the near term, the "Merlin Pilot" could replace one of the two crew currently required to fly the KC-135 tanker and C-130J transport — but the ultimate aim is for the AI to fly complex missions on its own.
Air Force sees over two year delay for next-gen engines
The Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program is designing new engines that could power aircraft like the Air Force’s forthcoming F-47 stealth fighter.
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Lockheed ‘looking for partners’ on NATO next-gen helo bid, will build in Europe
“Especially from an X2 standpoint, the largest procurement out there is really NGRC. And that recapitalization of the helicopter fleet in Europe is the largest thing we see today at least in the next five or 10 years,” said Sikorsky boss Rich Benton.
GE pushes for faster fielding of Army’s ITEP, Air Force’s NGAP engines
GE executive Mark Rettig said the company’s recent foray into hypersonic technology has opened a new range of opportunities for the engine maker.
GE, Kratos broaden engine partnership, targeting ‘lower end’ CCA
The duo's new GEK1500 engine is set to offer 1,500 pounds of thrust and is expected to be demonstrated next year.
Trump wants a twin-engined F-35. Experts say it’s ‘not feasible.’
“We're going to do an F-55,” President Donald Trump announced today in Doha. “That'll be two engines and a super upgrade on the F-35.”