Pratt Blasts Lockheed’s ‘Confusing and Misleading’ Adaptive Engine Advocacy

Breaking Defense ^ | June 22, 2023 at 7:17 AM | Michael Marrow and Aaron Mehta

[Fish Speaker]

In a high-profile public spat with little precedence between the airframe and engine giants, Pratt & Whitney executives are formally accusing Lockheed Martin of prioritizing its own bottom line by seeking an adaptive engine solution for the Joint Strike Fighter.

[Fish Speaker]

PARIS — For the past two decades, F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin and F135 engine producer Pratt & Whitney have been tied together in a marriage over the fifth-generation fighter. But every marriage hits a rocky point, and a recent fight over the future of the engine has lifted tensions to a shockingly public level.

[Brian Griffin]

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/ge-pratt-whitney-battle-over-f-35-engine-upgrade/

[Brian Griffin]

This is a detailed explanation of the problems and the options:

https://breakingdefense.com/2022/11/9-reasons-why-the-f-35-needs-a-new-engine/

[pierrem15]

GE’s fighter aircraft engine division was created by Pentagon subsidies to introduce competition in the engine procurement. Looks like P&W was successful in killing GE’s competition in this battle and doesn’t want it to come back.