As the Air Force rushes to produce the F-47, it is also upgrading the Raptor to keep it cutting-edge into the 2040s.

Boeing just shattered every rule of jet engine design with a self-morphing powerplant that leaves China and Russia completely ...

Although there are only a handful of fifth-generation military aircraft in operation today, the world's largest powers are already looking to develop even more potent, sixth-gen fighters. In American ...

Images of the proposed platform released by airframers indicate that the partners appear to agree on the need for an adaptive- or variable-cycle engine. Credit: Airbus Defense and Space The ...

Adaptive cycle engines combine the high-bypass efficiency of subsonic turbofans with the high-thrust capability of low-bypass systems by varying their internal airflow paths and pressure ratios in ...

This year, the Air Force was supposed to award either Boeing or Lockheed-Martin a contract to build a Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) sixth-generation stealth fighter to replace its F-22 Raptor ...

The CFM LEAP-1B engine found in a Boeing 737 MAX costs around US$14 million per engine. Astro Mechanica claims its turboelectric adaptive engines would be significantly less expensive, already ...

The US Air Force is funding development of adaptive-cycle turbofans under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion programme. GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) have advanced their designs for ...

The USAF increased the funding for the development of advanced engines earmarked for sixth-generation fighters, with new contracts awarded to both General Electric Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney as ...

GE's XA100 for the USAF's AETP from first engine testing in December 2020. AETP will demonstrate adaptive engine technology can be scaled to meet military fighter engine size requirements while ...

Although reminiscent of the official F-47 renderings, the model in RTX’s video is actually based on a notional design by artist Rodrigo Avella. A new promotional video released by RTX, parent company ...