Carter Blasts F136 Provisions In House Bill

By Jen DiMascio jennifer_dimascio@aviationweek.com .
WASHINGTON .

The Pentagon’s acquisition chief is highly critical of House-passed legislation that would allow General Electric and Rolls-Royce to continue working on the F136 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter if the companies funded the effort on their own.

Ashton Carter, who has long been opposed to the F136 engine, says two of the provisions “would impose an ...

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