On September 22, Pratt & Whitney revealed plans to develop a portfolio of small turbofan engines with thrust ranging from 500 to 1,800 pounds. Two days later, the company announced that it had ...

While the World War II era was the first time we saw fighter jet engines take to the sky, there were some earlier operational prototypes. Anselm Franz, an Austrian engineer, designed and fitted one of ...

GE Aerospace and Kratos have concluded high-altitude testing of a small jet engine intended to power uncrewed fighter aircraft. The pair, which announced their intent to jointly develop the GEK800 ...

With their capability to fly higher, farther, and more efficiently, jet engines have transformed air travel since their introduction. From its origins in the 1930s, the jet engine was a substantial ...

US engine maker Pratt & Whitney is launching a new line of small turbofans to power the burgeoning category of uncrewed tactical jets known as Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs). P&W revealed the ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Boom has begun manufacturing parts for the initial test core of the Overture’s Symphony supersonic engine at its Denver facility, and officially confirms the target thrust level for ...

Fighter jet engines are complex machines that enable aircraft to reach incredible speeds. The modern fighter jet is defined by its engine, which accelerates a tremendous volume of air rearward that it ...