McKeon Backs GE-RR Effort To Self-Fund Engine
By Jen DiMascio .
Washington – The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee praised General Electric and Rolls-Royce for offering to fund the remaining stages of development for its F136 engine – which the Defense Department has canceled – and said the U.S. government should continue to let the companies operate at government facilities.
GE and Rolls-Royce plan to share the cost of the engine, ...