Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NasdaqGS:KTOS) and GE Aerospace won a U.S. Air Force contract to design the next generation GEK1500 engine for small Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Kratos secured ...
Kratos brings more than 25 years of experience developing and producing small, affordable engines for UAS, drones, and missile platforms. GE Aerospace adds a century of expertise in propulsion ...
GE Aerospace and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have begun altitude testing for their new low-cost GEK800 turbofan engine, designed to power cruise missiles and unmanned platforms in the ...
To help fulfill the U.S. Air Force’s need for collaborative combat aircraft (CCA)—next-generation “loyal wingman” drones that can collaborate with crewed military jets—major engine manufacturers have ...
Current production engines can offer up to 20% increased thrust for unmanned applications EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, has ...
Producers of military jet engines are rolling out new lines of small turbofans, eyeing an expected boom in demand for uncrewed fighter aircraft. US propulsion suppliers Pratt & Whitney (P&W), GE ...
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A 1,200-kilowatt-class turboprop engine developed in China has successfully completed its ignition test conducted in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. This achievement puts China on the path of ...
Rolls-Royce has begun testing its AE 1107F engines to support the delivery of prototypes for the U.S. Army’s MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). In a statement released by the company, ...