The $2,000,000,000,000 F-35 Stealth Fighter Has an Engine Problem

The $2,000,000,000,000 F-35 Stealth Fighter Has an Engine Problem

Key Points and Summary – The F-35’s current, trouble-prone F135 engine, now requiring a multi-billion-dollar fix, is a direct result of “penny-wise, pound-foolish” decisions made decades ago. A historical analysis traces the problem back to the 1990s “Engine War,” when the USAF chose a lower-cost but less-capable Pratt & Whitney engine for the F-22 over a superior GE design. YF-23 National Security Journal Close Up Photo -This was compounded in …