To the Joint Strike Fighter engine team at Pratt & Whitney, it is a little more complicated, even though they have some 7,000 hours of development testing on the F135 engine behind them. The team has begun assembling the first flight test F135 engine for the F-35 JSF. P&W says it plans to deliver the engine to Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Tex., in December.
The Air Force is requesting about $141 million for initial enlistment bonuses in its fiscal 2026 budget, while Space Force wants $13 million.