Adaptive cycle engines are specially designed to alternate between efficiency and raw power—extending an aircraft’s range without compromising on speed during engagements. The modern fighter jet is ...

Developed by the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, this new engine combines a shape-shifting architecture with a three-stream airflow system, a technical first that could give Chinese aircraft ...

In the near-ish future, Brooke intends to build an experimental airframe powered by four Astro Mechanica turboelectric adaptive jet engines and two GE CT7 engines and flying non-stop-supersonic from ...

Although there are only a handful of fifth-generation military aircraft in operation today, the world's largest powers are already looking to develop even more potent, sixth-gen fighters. In American ...

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Images of the proposed platform released by airframers indicate that the partners appear to agree on the need for an adaptive- or variable-cycle engine. Credit: Airbus Defense and Space The ...

Pratt & Whitney and General Electric completed the Assembly Readiness Reviews of XA103 and XA102 engines, activating their supply chains to prepare for the assembly of the physical NGAP engines. The ...