US Air Force jet engine manufacturing plagued by ‘significant challenges’
The service wants industry to improve reliability, cut costs and scale output as engine delays have slowed F-35 deliveries and B-52 modernization.
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USAF eyes new F-15EX and F-16 engine suppliers
The US Air Force is preparing to open fighter engine production for the F-15EX Eagle II and F-16 Fighting Falcon to competition, citing delays, quality control problems and disappearing suppliers in the industrial base it relies on today. Combined US and foreign demand could exceed 180 engines a year by fiscal year 2034. The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center published a request for information on August 3, 2026, asking which companies co…
The US Air Force Planned 381 F-22 Raptors and Built 187. It Now Has 183 — and Congress Just Banned Retiring Any of Them Until 2032.
The Air Force originally planned 381 F-22 Raptors. Production ended at 187 after the 2009 cancellation, and attrition has since reduced the fleet to 183 or 184 depending on the count. On June 4 the House Armed Services Committee approved an amendment barring any Raptor retirement until 30 September 2032. No more can be built.
Air Force Jet Engine Mess Exposes Serious Manufacturing Failures and ‘Significant Challenges’
The U.S. Air Force is signaling that patience is running thin with the jet engine manufacturers responsible for powering America’s fighter fleet, and for good reason. When the nation is staring down China, Russia, Iran and every other bad actor watching for weakness, unreliable engine production is not some paperwork nuisance. The service is now looking for new engines, and possibly new manufacturers, after laying out a blunt assessment in a new…
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