F-15EX Engine Competition Limited By 18-Month Wait For P&W Engines

Boeing's first F-15EX, which is shown here, is scheduled for delivery to the U.S. Air Force in August 2021
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force on July 22 confirmed plans to acquire 19 GE Aviation F110-GE-129E engines for the first lot of Boeing F-15EX aircraft and disclosed that integrating the rival Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engines would require an 18-month integration and qualification process. The 18-month...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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