The F-47 is more than a new fighter, it is a sixth generation platform built around adaptive cycle engines, AI controlled drone swarms, and potential laser weapons. This breakdown explores the secret ...

Pratt & Whitney shared a new video about the XA103 engine, with a computer-generated rendition of what could be an ...

Elected lawmakers in US Congress plan to continue funding a research programme that delivered two experimental jet engines for the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter. Overruling opinions at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has reached a significant milestone in its effort to develop a sixth-generation jet engine. The service has completed detailed design reviews of two adaptive-cycle engine ...

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 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 ...

Electric motors are finally getting good enough in performance to capture efficiency gains from having a second turbine drive an adaptive cycle jet engine. This new jet engine will enable commercial ...

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Despite a popular focus on stealth – and to a lesser extent, data fusion – in today’s fighters, America’s turbofan advantage is just as valuable in setting American fighters apart through a ...