Pratt & Whitney says its ground-test F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engines have logged more than 4,000 system development and demonstration hours. The F135 jet engine is slated to power the F-35 in flight tests to begin next year.
The Department of the Air Force has identified 50 programs that will make up the core of its contribution to the Pentagon’s joint all-domain command and control effort, branding them part of the “DAF Battle Network,” according to newly-released budget documents. The DAF Battle Network programs span multiple offices and agencies…