Pratt & Whitney has just completed 8,000 ground test hours with the F135 engine, the primary powerplant destined for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Coupled with earlier testing during the fighter’s concept demonstration program, the F135 now has more than 11,000 test hours, which company F-135 engine VP Bill Gostic says demonstrates the engine’s “maturity, flexibility, and reliability.” In other engine news, P&W has received a $1.05 billion from the Air Force for new deliveries of F117 engines for C-17 airlifters, with deliveries running through 2012. The Air Force also awarded the engine maker $1.3 billion for delivery of F119 engines over the next three years for the F-22A fighter—part of the Raptor’s new multi-year procurement program.
Details Murky as ARRW Falls Short in Second Test
March 24, 2023
The second all-up flight of the AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missile apparently fell short of expectations, but the AIr Force isn't saying how, reporting only that the test met "several of the objectives" of the test. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control recently said he company is "ready to go" to…