GE Aviation Wins F-15EX Engine Contract

An F-15EX after arriving at Eglin AFB, Florida, in March 2021.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force on Oct. 29 selected GE Aviation to power the F-15EX fleet with the award of an almost $1.6 billion contact. GE beat Pratt & Whitney, which powers all Air Force F-15s purchased before 2004. GE’s F110 powers the first lot of Boeing-made F-15EXs, along with new international variants...
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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