Air Force triples funding for prototype sixth-gen fighter engine
January 30, 2025
The Air Force on Monday greatly expanded funding for the prototype engine for the service’s planned sixth-generation fighter.
General Electric of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pratt & Whitney Engines of East Hartford, Connecticut, each received modifications to their initial Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion, or NGAP, contracts that bring the maximum amount for the prototype phase up to $3.5…