Fast-tracking the fighter jet engine of the future

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/ Weekly Briefing Air Warfare Fast-tracking the fighter jet engine of the future Presented by RTX How RTX's Pratt & Whitney is using digital tools to speed development of its adaptive engine.  Learn more Trump proposes $1.5 trillion defense budget, banking on $350 billion from reconciliation The fiscal 2027 request, to be formally revealed Friday, marks the first time that base budget defense spending has hit the $1 trillion mark, with reconciliation funds on top of that.   Edgewing receives first GCAP next-gen fighter international contract to boost design activities The new funding invests in "key design and engineering activities and enables the trilateral partnership to build momentum and accelerate pace of delivery."   Switzerland considers 'complete termination' of US Patriot order, vows to extend payment freeze Bern warned that the Patriot drama could not only affect a larger F-35 sale, but "the entire Swiss Foreign Military Sale portfolio with the USA."   Air Force strategy to protect aircraft was designed for China. Will it work for Iran? Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the US had "maxed out" its defensive posture, but Iran managed to strike US aircraft in Saudi Arabia anyway.   Pentagon awards Pratt & Whitney $6.6 billion for F-35 engines A contract award covers engines for two upcoming batches of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter production.   Pentagon, Boeing announce plan to triple Patriot PAC-3 seeker production The deal follows a similar seven-year framework agreement with PAC-3 prime Lockheed Martin, announced in January, to expand interceptor production.   Honeywell, Odys Aviation team up on airborne C-UAS program The system will pair Honeywell's Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept (SAMURAI) system with Odys' Laila aircraft to defend from unmanned drone threats.   'Of course' Navy leader 'concerned' that Iran conflict diminishes US ability to deter China "It's a mathematical certainty that if you consume a fixed resource, then your ability to bring that to bear on another problem set is diminished by the amount you subtract it," Adm. Daryl Caudle said.   Army aiming for ITEP to reach full qualification by 2028, senior leaders say The engine was originally scheduled to be delivered in 2022, but after years of delays due to supply chain issues triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic along with trouble with manufacturing advanced parts, delivery has still not occurred.   Rheinmetall teams with Boeing for German Ghost Bat offer Industrial planning depends on first securing a CCA contract and beating out a number of competitors.   Ukraine attacks on oil and gas to be 'painful' for Russian economy: Official Breaking Defense spoke exclusively with EU Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius as he traveled on a European "missile tour" to Sweden.   Navy unveils final RFP for new trainer aircraft to replace T-45 Goshawk The UJTS will succeed the Navy's T-45 Goshawk fleet, which first joined the service in the early 1990s.   Iran shows the emerging crisis of the US airborne battle management fleet The aircraft that help orchestrate US air operations are in high demand, short supply and nearing a breaking point while the need for early warning and battle management is growing.   Norway floats additional $11.8B in defense spending through 2035, cancels drone program  The new funding is set to go directly toward the acquisition of new F-35 fifth generation fighter jet integrated Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) munitions, and stiffen the pace of big ticket submarine and frigate procurements.   South Korea's KAI rolls out first production KF-21 fighter jet The aircraft, a two-seat jet carrying the serial number 26-001, rolled out at KAI's facilities at Sacheon in a ceremony attended by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.   Breaking Defense PO Box 901 • New York, New York • 10272 unsubscribe