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PARIS — For the past two decades, F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin and F135 engine producer Pratt & Whitney have been tied together in a marriage over the fifth-generation fighter. But every marriage hits a rocky point, and a recent fight over the future of the engine has lifted tensions to a shockingly public level.
1 posted on 06/22/2023 8:40:07 AM PDT by Fish Speaker
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To: Fish Speaker

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/ge-pratt-whitney-battle-over-f-35-engine-upgrade/


2 posted on 06/22/2023 8:58:56 AM PDT by Brian Griffin (Sandy Berger - $50,000 fine + 2 years probation + 100 hours community service + clearance suspended)
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To: Fish Speaker

This is a detailed explanation of the problems and the options:

https://breakingdefense.com/2022/11/9-reasons-why-the-f-35-needs-a-new-engine/


3 posted on 06/22/2023 9:03:02 AM PDT by Brian Griffin (Sandy Berger - $50,000 fine + 2 years probation + 100 hours community service + clearance suspended)
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To: Fish Speaker

GE’s fighter aircraft engine division was created by Pentagon subsidies to introduce competition in the engine procurement. Looks like P&W was successful in killing GE’s competition in this battle and doesn’t want it to come back.


4 posted on 06/22/2023 11:26:00 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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