Termination of U.S. military aircraft spare engine F-35 R & D contracts (chart)

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Termination of U.S. military aircraft spare engine F-35 R & D contracts (chart)

Date:2011-08-30Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0

资料图:美国F-35战机发动机正在进行试验 Data Figure: U.S. F-35 aircraft engines being tested

BEIJING, April 26, according to Japan’s Kyodo News reported that the U.S. Department of Defense announced the termination of 25 General Electric and the United Kingdom with the United States labor Rolls-Royce two companies signed the F-35 stealth fighter alternate engine development contract. After the U.S. Department of Defense and the Congress of some bargaining, this month through the 2011 fiscal year budget bill has been removed spare engine research and development costs.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has criticized the development of spare engines will lead to a waste of $ 1 million a day, some members of Congress think that the move will help reduce future spending. Gates has been advocating deficit reduction in the support of lawmakers, who succeeded in preventing the fee to be included in the budget.

future F-35 engine will be the U.S. Pratt & Whitney (P & W) R & D alone. The Congress had thought that General Electric and other companies to develop alternative engines and promoting competition.

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