Pratt & Whitney is rapidly advancing the development of the XA103 engine, intended for the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program of the United States Air Force.
The company uses advanced digital design packages, allowing faster iterations, agile validations, and better manufacturing planning, strengthening collaboration between internal teams and suppliers.
The goal is to reduce costs and shorten engine development timelines, which will be used in future air superiority aircraft. According to Jill Albertelli, President of Pratt & Whitney’s Military Engines division, the use of model-based design has doubled the delivery speed of technical packages and facilitates the integration of different project areas.
Over 1,000 engineers and staff, along with more than 100 suppliers, are involved in the project, which has received investments exceeding $30 million this year. The NGAP team is now working toward the Assembly Readiness Review, which will set the schedule for building and testing the prototype, planned for the late 2020s.
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