F-35 Alternate Engine Program: Background and Issues for Congress

Gertler, Jeremiah

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Aircraft;    Aircraft engines;    Engines;    Transportation;   

RP-ID  :  R41131
RP-ID  :  R41131_2010Mar22

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the past four years of administration proposals to terminate the program to develop the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 engine as an alternative to the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine that currently powers the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). This report explores both sides of the termination argument.