DefenceTalkRolls-Royce, the British maker of plane engines, said Wednesday it will cut at least 9,000 jobs and slash costs elsewhere, as the coronavirus slams the aviation sector. “This is not a crisis of our making. But it is the crisis that we face and we must deal with it,” chief executive Warren East said in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-engine-maker-rolls-royce-cuts-9000-jobs-75577/

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE: The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine has returned to Arnold Engineering Development Complex for another round of testing, with a fresh engine component the focus of the latest efforts. The F135, which powers the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, is currently undergoing testing in one of the Sea Level Test Cells at […]

DefenceTalkNEW DELHI: On Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s first official visit to the United States from December 7-10, Washington has signaled its willingness to co-develop with India an aircraft engine for India’s indigenous fifth-generation fighter that is called the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). India’s Defence R&D Organization (DRDO) believes it essential to work with US […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-help-india-develop-engine-for-gen-5-fighter-carrier-66075/

DefenceTalkPARIS AIR SHOW: The Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company a 50-50 partnership between Honeywell International Inc. and Rolls-Royce, has been selected by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to provide propulsion engines for the Turkish Light Utility Helicopter (TLUH) program. TAI and LHTEC officials today signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Paris Air Show and will […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tai-selects-lhtecs-cts800-to-power-turkish-light-utility-helicopter-64549/

DefenceTalkAirbus on Tuesday warned of a technical bug potentially affecting the engines of its A400M that was discovered during an internal test after one of the military planes crashed in Spain. The company said in a statement it had sent out an alert to its clients urging them to carry out “specific checks of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-warns-of-bug-that-could-affect-a400m-engines-64260/

DefenceTalkEnding America’s reliance on the Russian-built RD-180 rocket engine was the primary topic of conversation during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, April 29. Changes to the space industry over the last 10 years have Air Force leaders optimistic about the future of the space enterprise, and the ability […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-focuses-on-assured-access-to-space-64106/

DefenceTalkGE Aviation successfully tested the world’s first non-static set of light-weight, ceramic matrix composite (CMC) parts by running rotating low-pressure turbine blades in a F414 turbofan demonstrator engine designed to further validate the heat-resistant material for high-stress operation in GE’s next-generation Adaptive Engine Technology Demonstrator (AETD) program currently in development with the United States Air […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ge-tests-rotating-ceramic-composite-material-for-fighter-jet-engine-62918/

DefenceTalkA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that outlines the main areas of collaboration to be developed between ASELSAN Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş (ASELSAN) Turkey’s leading defense company and the European engine consortium EUROJET Turbo GmbH (EUROJET) was signed today by representatives of both companies. The purpose of the MoU is to pave the way for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eurojet-signs-mou-with-turkey-for-ej200-engine-program-62054/

DefenceTalkA Russian-made RD-93 engine will power the Chinese J-31 fifth generation fighter, Rosoboronexport official told RIA Novosti Monday. “J-31 with the Russian engine RD-93 is considered to be an export program, able to compete with the American F-35 fifth generation aircraft on the regional markets,” Rosoboronexport’s Air Force Equipment Export Department Head Sergey Kornev told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-engine-to-power-chinese-j-31-5th-generation-fighter-60993/

DefenceTalkAn engine fire last month on a US F-35 fighter jet was likely an isolated incident and not part of a wider problem for the new aircraft, a top Pentagon official said Thursday. The comments came as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel offered a ringing endorsement of the costly Joint Strike Fighter despite the latest technical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35-jet-fire-may-be-isolated-problem-60101/