Pratt Pitches Spare Engine Surplus For F135 Shortage Fix

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Credit: Pratt & Whitney
A near-term solution for the engine shortage grounding 15% of the U.S. Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35As may be to simply buy more spares, a Pratt & Whitney executive said July 27. The proposal by Jennifer Latka, Pratt’s vice president for the F135 engine program, reflects a seemingly...
Steve Trimble

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

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