General Electric has announced the completion of a second XA100 adaptive cycle engine test phase in collaboration with the USAF. The manufacturer said on 12 September that the conclusion of the tests ...

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General Electric (GE) began testing its second XA100 engine on 26 August as part of the US Air Force's (USAF's) Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP), according to a company statement.

WASHINGTON — General Electric Aviation on Monday said it and the U.S. Air Force finished testing the firm’s second adaptive engine, which it hopes the military will adopt for the F-35 jet, and ...

General Electric (GE) has ended Phase 1 testing on its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine that it is developing as part of the US Air Force's (USAF's) Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP).

Sep. 8—General Electric has started testing its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine as part of the Air Force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Testing began on Aug. 26 at GE's Evendale ...

But rival General Electric wants the Air Force to toss the F135 and re-engine with its own XA-100 adaptive cycle engine. Already, two flight weight XA100 prototypes completed testing in 2022.

FARNBOROUGH—With ongoing ground tests of the General Electric XA100 adaptive cycle combat engine set to end soon, the engine-maker is studying how the advanced propulsion system—proposed for ...

General Electric is working with the U.S. Air Force on potential next steps for evaluating the three-stream XA100 demonstrator after completing runs of the second adaptive test engine at the ...

General Electric may bid on a new Pentagon contract to produce upgraded engines for F-35 stealth fighter jets. The Pentagon hasn't 100% decided to proceed with such a plan yet. But if it does, a ...

The first prototype of the XA100 engine went online in December of last year and marked the first time a flight-weight three-stream adaptive cycle engine had run successfully. According to General ...