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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 without compromising on speed during engagements.
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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 ...
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New Adaptive Cycle Engine for F-35 Completes Testing, Fighter Stepping Into a New Age

Ever since 2016, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) has been looking for a new engine to slap into its fifth-generation F-35 fighter plane. The engine didn’t get to be detailed until 2019, and testing didn’t ...
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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 ...
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GE Begins Industry’s First Adaptive Cycle Engine Tests at Arnold Engineering Development Complex

TULLAHOMA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Air Force and GE on March 25 th initiated Phase 2 testing of GE’s second XA100 adaptive cycle engine at the Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development ...