On September 22, Pratt & Whitney revealed plans to develop a portfolio of small turbofan engines with thrust ranging from 500 to 1,800 pounds. Two days later, the company announced that it had ...

EVENDALE, Ohio—GE Aerospace is expanding its work with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on low-cost, small turbofan engines, announcing plans to develop a new 1,500-pound thrust capability aimed at ...

US defence manufacturer Kratos plans to assemble a new family of small, lightweight turbofan engines in the state of Oklahoma. The powerplants will be offered as a propulsion solution for long-range ...

Jet engines are built to terrifyingly tight tolerances, yet the latest simulations on the world’s first exascale supercomputer suggest their biggest weakness may be measured in micrometers.

A hybrid-electric jet engine may seem as absurd as a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but GE Aerospace is ground testing a new megawatt-class hybrid turbofan engine and its full powertrain that is powerful ...

RTX in recent years filed patent applications for technologies related to open-rotor engines, though the company insists it remains committed to developing an updated geared turbofan (GTF) for ...

The European Union (EU) is to support research and technology efforts on the development of small turbofan engines for collaborative combat aircraft (CCAs), autonomous aerial refueling and a multirole ...

SALISBURY, M.d. - Piedmont Airlines announced that they plan to donate a retired Embraer 145 aircraft and two static Rolls-Royce turbofan jet engines to University of Maryland Eastern Shore's FAA Part ...