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GE And Rolls Royce Abandon Alternative F-35 Engine

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Friday, December 9th, 2011

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The General Electric [GE]-Rolls-Royce partnership developing the second F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine said recently they will abandon the project at the end of the year. "The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team (FET) has reached the decision to discontinue self-funded development of the F136 engine for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) beyond 2011," the companies said in a joint statement. The Pentagon terminated the alternative F-136 engine in April and showed little enthusiasm for the contracting team's willingness to fund…

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