Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney will use new digital design technology to accelerate its work on the XA103, its submission for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) ...
It's been six months already since American president Donald Trump announced the name of the country's (and the world's) first-ever sixth generation combat aircraft, and with everything going on in ...
“It’s like a transforming engine — literally,” explained David Tweedie, GE Edison Works general manager for advanced combat engines, of the XA100 powerplant that is now in the running to power the U.S ...
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, is accelerating the development of its XA103 engine for the U.S. Air Force's Next Generation ...
In addition to adaptive-cycle military engines for combat aircraft, Pratt & Whitney is poised to develop constant-volume combustion rotating detonation propulsion systems for missiles. Credit: Pratt & ...
Adaptive cycle engines are specially designed to alternate between efficiency and raw power—extending an aircraft’s range without compromising on speed during engagements. The modern fighter jet is ...