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 previously declared that the earlier XA100 engine is around 25 percent more efficient than the existing F135 powerplant, while also offering between 10 and 20 percent more thrust.

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 ...

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.

Raytheon is already working on an upgrade of its engine, but General Electric is also designing a new XA100 engine for this purpose. Now what ...

General Electric previously stated that the XA100 engine was around 25% more efficient than the existing F135 powerplant, while also offering between 10% and 20% more thrust.

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 a top-tier supplier with pricing power in the aerospace industry, benefiting from robust demand for advanced engines. The company's commercial engine and service revenue surged ...

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 ...

The award came about four months after the Air Force picked five companies to develop prototypes of a next-generation fighter jet engine, with General Electric being among them at the time.

General Electric previously declared that the earlier XA100 engine is around 25 percent more efficient than the existing F135 powerplant, while also offering between 10 and 20 percent more thrust.