Pentagon Hands Out $7 Billion for NGAP Engine - Air Force …
Jan 29, 2025 · GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney each received a $3.5 billion contract to prototype the Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) engine.
Air Force triples funding for prototype sixth-gen fighter engine
Jan 28, 2025 · NGAP is expected to be the propulsion system for the planned Next Generation Air Dominance fighter. GE and Pratt are designing so-called “adaptive” engines, which shift to the most efficient ...
U.S. Air Force Expands Work on Sixth-Generation Fighter Engines
2 days ago · NGAP is expected to produce an engine for the upcoming Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) sixth-generation fighter jet, whose future is however suspended and awaiting a decision by the new Trump ...
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Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion Receives $152 Million …
Jan 4, 2023 · The U.S. Air Force Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program for the service’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter received $220 million–a nearly $153 million increase over the budget request–in the fiscal 2023 omnibus appropriations law.
NGAD engine prototypes take shape in two $3.5bn contracts
Jan 28, 2025 · At the time, the Committee recommended an additional $280m – on top of the $562.3m allocated to NGAP in the President’s 2025 Budget Request – only to maintain competition for the engine development and to reduce programme risk. Competing prototypes.
Air Force Wants $1.3 Billion to Finish Design for New Fighter Engine
Apr 5, 2024 · According to budget documents for the “Advanced Engine Development” program element, the Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program will “design and perform risk reduction” for adaptive engine prototypes applicable to NGAD, the secretive fighter set to enter flight test around 2028.
Why The US Air Force Raised Contracts For GE, Pratt & Whitney NGAP …
3 days ago · The NGAP program builds upon concepts that were explored in previous programs, as aforementioned, with the ADVENT and AETP projects laying a groundwork that NGAP can use to launch ahead. The tenants of the new design will include variable-cycle features that allow the engine to change its bypass ratio and performance parameters in real-time ...
General Electric, Pratt & Whitney awarded up to $3.5 billion each …
Jan 27, 2025 · In August of 2022, GE Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman were each awarded $975 million to begin NGAP technology-maturation and risk-reduction services. Today’s announcement brings the cumulative contract value for each up to $3.5 billion and dwindles the vendor options down to just GE and Pratt.
Design Of Pratt & Whitney’s Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion ...
Feb 13, 2024 · For propulsion, a large potential Air Force contract under the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program (NGAP) has been awarded in 2022 to Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman,...