Air Force eyes next-gen engine ‘integration’ by 2030

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The U.S. Air Force is considering integrating next-generation adaptive turbofan engine technology for the forthcoming F-47 stealth fighter by 2030. However, no final decisions have been made regarding the engine selection or integration.

An engine with so-called adaptive turbofan technologies “could” go on the forthcoming F-47 stealth fighter, John Sneden, the chief of the Air Force’s propulsion directorate said, though he emphasized no final decisions have been made.