The National Interest on MSN

Adaptive cycle engines could be the next great fighter jet advancement

Adaptive cycle engines are specially designed to alternate between efficiency and raw power—extending an aircraft’s range ...
Jet Insight on MSN

How the F-47 adaptive cycle engine changes air combat, variable airflow, Mach 2 performance, and a new range advantage

The F-47’s adaptive cycle engine is built to switch modes in flight, delivering long-range efficiency and Mach 2+ power without the usual tradeoffs. This video breaks down how the three-stream design, ...
NextBigFuture

GE adaptive cycle engine is so revolutionary it could fix many of the F35 jet problems

GE Adaptive Cycle Engine (ACE) is the latest in a proud legacy of game-changing propulsion innovations from GE Aviation. It was developed under the U.S. Department of Defense’s Adaptive Versatile ...
The National Interest

The Adaptive Engine Transition Program Will Revolutionize Combat Aircraft Performance

American air power is critical to mission success – it provides precision strike, rapid logistics, detailed reconnaissance and air dominance while denying those advantages to adversaries. It is ...
Nature

Variable Cycle Engine Design and Performance Optimization

Variable cycle engine design embodies a transformative approach in aero‐propulsion, enabling engines to adapt their thermodynamic cycle to meet diverse operational demands, from fuel efficiency to ...
autoevolution

XA100 Adaptive Cycle Engine Is the F-35's Next High-Thrust Combat Heart

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is one of the few fifth-generation military aircraft currently in operation. Compared with all the others still flying in the world, it’s a true junior, having ...
autoevolution

Adaptive Cycle Engine for Fighter Aircraft Might Forever Change Aerial Combat

For years now the U.S. military has been looking for the next-generation fighter aircraft, the one that will keep America at the top of the list for aerial supremacy. Next Generation Air Dominance ...
Aviation Week

Rolls-Royce variable-cycle engine passes design review

Rolls-Royce has completed the preliminary design review (PDR) on its variable-cycle engine for the U.S. Air Force’s Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) demonstrator program. The project aims ...
Flightglobal

Adaptive cycle engine enters final phase of development

The US Air Force has awarded two five-year development contracts to GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney worth up to $1 billion each to continue development of a next-generation military jet engine and ...
Nasdaq

GE Initiates Testing on Second XA100 Adaptive Cycle Engine

EVENDALE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GE has initiated testing on its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Testing began on August ...
Business Wire

GE Initiates Testing on Second XA100 Adaptive Cycle Engine

EVENDALE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE has initiated testing on its second XA100 adaptive cycle engine as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP). Testing began on August ...