Patria begins final assembly of F135 engines in Finland
Patria and Pratt & Whitney have launched final assembly for F135 engines, marking a key industrial milestone as Helsinki prepares to induct the F-35A.
F135 News
Air
Investment
Engine and Transmission
Air
Modernisation
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Baykar’s Piaggio revival plan: UAVs, Avanti Next upgrades
Baykar says Piaggio is set for a strategic revival, expanding P180 Avanti output to 25–30 per year, adding UAV production and boosting F135 engine work.
Air
Engine and Transmission
F-35 Unit Price Passes $100m as Engine Costs Surge
The Pentagon’s Lot 18 deal with Pratt & Whitney sets F135 engine cost at $20m, up from $14–15m in Lot 17, pushing Lockheed Martin F-35A unit price past $100m.
Air
Engine and Transmission
Sensors
F-35 Lightning II JPO Teases F-55 on Veterans’ Day Poster
F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office teased the F-55, the twin-engine variant of F-35 announced by President Donald Trump, on its Veterans’ Day poster.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Trump Announces the Development of F-55, a Twin-Engine F-35
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the development of a twin-engine derivative of the F-35 JSF, titled F-55, during his speech in Qatar’s capital, Doha.
Air
Romania to Acquire 32 F-35 Paying a total of $7.2 Billion
The State Department DSCA has approved selling 32 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter bomber jet to Romanian Air Force for an estimated cost of $7.2 billion.
Engine and Transmission
Pratt & Whitney Partners with Patria for F135 Turbofans
A Memorandum of Agreement that covers the contractual framework for F135 engine production and sustainment projects in Finland by Patria was signed today.
Air
Engine and Transmission
F-35 experiences F135 Engine delivery delays
US' GOA states that F-35 jets experience delays in the delivery of F135 engines, which endangers the delivery of this aircraft according to the schedule.
Engine and Transmission
Air
F-35 to Continue with Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engines
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine received full funding support from the US Senate Appropriations Committee. F135 will be the base for future 6th gen aircraft.
Engine and Transmission
$588.4 Million Worth Life Kiss for F-35’s F135 Engine
The US's House Armed Services Committee wants to restore funding for the next-gen fighter’s F135 engine with a $588.4 million price tag rather than the AETP.
Engine and Transmission
Pentagon Suspends Deliveries of F-35 Engines
According to Defence News, Pratt & Whitney has suspended deliveries of a new F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II jets.
Air
Engine and Transmission
Pratt & Whitney delivered the 1,000th F135 engine for F-35
US company Pratt & Whitney announced the US Department of Defence delivery of the 1,000th F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter.
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