Audit Finds Shortage of F-15, F-16 Engines At USAF Depots

Brian Everstine October 06, 2021
A Pratt & Whitney F100-229 engine undergoes testing.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force will have a shortage of Pratt & Whitney F100-220 and F100-229 engines that power F-15s and F-16s through at least April 2024 as the service focuses sustainment resources on higher priority problems with the F-15 Eagle fleet, a new report says. The Defense Department Inspector...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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