GE, Kratos Expand Partnership On Affordable Engines

XQ-58 Valkyrie is an experimental stealthy unmanned combat aerial vehicle designed and built by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions for the United States Air Force Low Cost Attritable Strike Demonstrator program, under the USAF Research Laboratory’s Low Cost Attritable Aircraft Technology project portfolio. Contributor: American Photo Archive / Alamy Stock Photo
XQ-58
Credit: American Photo Archive / Alamy Stock Photo
EVANDALE, Ohio—Engine makers GE Aerospace and Kratos Turbine Technologies expanded a partnership on small affordable turbofan engines on June 2, adding a project to develop a 1,500 lb.-thrust engine to power reusable uncrewed aircraft. The teaming announcement for the GEK1500 turbofan includes a...
Steve Trimble

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

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