GE’s getting all their campaign cash back.
It seems most of the money has already been spent as the GE/RR F136 engine is in the last year of development. If development is canceled now all that money will definitely be wasted.
USAF tests show this engine performs at 25% above baseline for power output and is 25% more reliable because it operates at lower temperature than its competitor the P&W F135 engine.
Understandable why P&W is going all out to get the F136 development cancelled.
The F136 cost is fixed and cheaper than the F135. P&W are in real trouble no wonder they are hitting the campaign trail...