Pratt & Whitney says its ground-test F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engines have logged more than 4,000 system development and demonstration hours. The F135 jet engine is slated to power the F-35 in flight tests to begin next year.
The U.S. supports “a stronger and more capable” European defense, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during an Oct. 22 press conference in Brussels—but that defense should not duplicate the functions and capabilities of the NATO alliance.