GE delivers first F110 engines for F-15EX

GE says it has delivered its first F110-GE-129 engines for the F-15EX program.

A General Electric F110 engine in max power during a test in the 576 AMS’s hush house engine facility at Hill AFB
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The aerospace company had secured a Lot 1 contract to produce 19 F110-GE-129 engines.

“GE’s F110 production line is fully operational and ready to serve the F-15EX program in support of the National Defense Strategy,” said Shawn Warren, GE Aviation’s vice president and general manager of large combat and mobility engines. “We’re proud to deliver these engines to Boeing and do our part to ensure the Air Force’s rapid fielding requirements are met to maintain fighter aircraft capacity.”

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