{"id":33,"date":"2025-04-05T12:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T09:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/?p=33"},"modified":"2025-04-05T12:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T09:11:42","slug":"u-s-department-of-defense-awards-usd-7-billion-for-ngap-engine-development-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/index.php\/2025\/04\/05\/u-s-department-of-defense-awards-usd-7-billion-for-ngap-engine-development-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Department of Defense awards USD 7 billion for NGAP engine development programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">On 27 January, the U.S. Department of Defense announced contracts with General Electric and Pratt &amp; Whitney to advance the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) programme. Both companies received $3.5 billion contracts for work expected to be completed by mid-July 2032, with potential value increases depending on project expansions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">General Electric will focus on engineering and technology testing in this new phase, with core activities based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Meanwhile, Pratt &amp; Whitney\u2019s contract involves the design and prototyping of engines, along with their integration into next-generation combat aircraft systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The NGAP programme aims to develop advanced propulsion systems for sixth-generation fighter jets, beginning with the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) aircraft. The engines will feature high reliability, extended component life, low fuel consumption, and the capability to power on-board systems and advanced weaponry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">These advancements are expected to enhance the operational capabilities of future aircraft significantly. The NGAP engines will support increased efficiency and energy capacity, meeting the demands of cutting-edge military aviation technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 27 January, the U.S. Department of Defense announced contracts with General Electric and Pratt &amp; Whitney to advance the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) programme. Both companies received $3.5 billion contracts for work expected to be completed by mid-July 2032, with potential value increases depending on project expansions. General Electric will focus on engineering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34,"href":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deusexmachina.solutions\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}