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The US Air Force will discuss with partners the process of upgrading the F135 engines and switch to a new concept of logistics support for the fifth generation F-35 fighter

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The US Air Force will discuss with partners the process of upgrading the F135 engines and switch to a new concept of logistics support for the fifth generation F-35 fighter

US Department of Defense wants to modernize engines in all fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters. However, this issue has not yet been discussed with partners.

What is known

Pratt & Whitney was able to fix the “harmonic resonance” problem in the F135 power plant for the F-35 fighter. The Pentagon wants the company to upgrade more than 900 aircraft that are in service with the US and other countries.


However, the power plant will have a global upgrade, because. USAF refused from developments adaptive cycle engine for F-35. It is expected that the US Department of Defense will discuss the issue of upgrading the F135 with international partners before the end of 2023.

According to Lieutenant General Michael Schmidt (Michael Schmidt), the partners are aware of the upcoming costs and how much of the program they have to finance. This topic will be discussed in detail at the end of September 2023. Schmidt recalled that the US, UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Denmark and Norway meet twice a year to prioritize the F-35 program.

In addition, the US Air Force wants to switch to a new concept of fifth-generation fighter logistical support. It’s called Performance-Based Logistics (PBL). The term was first introduced by the Pentagon a few years ago.


The F-35 program is due to transition to performance-based logistics by the end of 2023. It is expected that the new approach will reduce the cost and accelerate the development of the project. The concept is results-oriented. It will give contractors free rein to meet requirements. They will receive funds based on the results achieved, ie. payments will not be determined by the prices of components or services.

Source: Defense One





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