The most efficient four-stroke diesel engine - according to the Guinness Book of World Records - has been chosen to power a new icebreaker ship currently under construction in the PJSC Vyborg Shipyard. Read more >>

Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s joint venture United Launch Alliance (ULA) is working in conjunction with Blue Origin to accelerate production of the BE-4 engine for Vulcan, the next-generation launch system. Read more >>

The subsidiary of General Electric, GE Aviation, was awarded with an engine support contract by the Defense Logistics Agency. As the company’s first Performance Based Logistics contract, the deal calls for GE Aviation to support F110, F101, and F118 engines. Currently valued at USD$330 million, the five-year contract will include supplying Tinker Depot and maintaining a worldwide supply of consumable parts. GE Aviation will preserve upgraded parts availability to the United States Air Force while decreasing the Defense Logistic Agency’s inventory. The F-Series Captains of Industry Contract gives an option of three years duration with a total contract value of USD$500 million. GE Aviation Systems looks to provide complete and profitable solutions with support to the warfighter. Contract work will be done at Tinker Air Force Depot. Read more >>

On October 15, 2014, the aerospace manufacturer, Pratt & Whitney, was awarded a defense contract by the Pentagon. The contract, worth $592 million, calls for Pratt & Whitney to produce another batch of F135 engines for the F-35 fighter plane. This seventh batch will cover 36 engines and will be followed by an eighth batch of more engines, totaling an award value of over $1 billion. The fighter planes receiving the engines, also known as the Lightning II, is a single-seat, single-engine, stealth multirole fighter manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp. With unit costs ranging from $114 million to $132 million the F-35 Lightning II is used by the United States Air Force, Marine Corps, and the Navy. Each F-35 fighter jet is powered by one F135 afterburning turbofan engine. The engine has a conventional forward thrust variant and a multi-cycle STOVL variant which includes a forward lift fan. Read more >>