{"id":221817,"date":"2026-04-05T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=221817"},"modified":"2026-06-27T11:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:23:20","slug":"pentagon-orders-85-f-35s-and-a-6-6-billion-engine-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/pentagon-orders-85-f-35s-and-a-6-6-billion-engine-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Orders 85 F-35s and a $6.6 Billion Engine Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0 0 24px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.6\">\n<thead><tr><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"background:#1a1a2e;color:#fff;padding:12px 16px;text-align:left;font-size:16px\">Quick Facts<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;width:35%\">Aircraft<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">2027 Budget Request<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">85 F-35s total \u2014 38 for the Air Force, remainder for Navy, Marines, and allies<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">Engine Contract<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">$6.6 billion for Pratt & Whitney F135 engines (Lots 18 and 19)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">Contract Breakdown<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">$3.8 billion modification definitising Lot 18, plus Lot 19 production funding<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">Engine<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">Pratt & Whitney F135 \u2014 43,000 lbs thrust with afterburner, most powerful fighter engine ever built<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">Customers<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">USAF, USN, USMC, F-35 partner nations, and foreign military sales<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">Completion<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee\">March 2028<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=244591463  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/61\/F-35A_flight_%28cropped%29.jpg\/960px-F-35A_flight_%28cropped%29.jpg\" alt=\"F-35A Lightning II in flight\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An F-35A Lightning II \u2014 the Pentagon wants 38 more for the Air Force alone in its 2027 budget, the largest single-year request in recent memory. (USAF \/ Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon just placed the biggest F-35 order in years \u2014 and backed it up with a $6.6 billion engine deal to keep them flying. The 2027 defence budget requests 85 new Lightning IIs across all three services, with 38 earmarked for the Air Force. Separately, Pratt & Whitney locked in the largest F135 engine contract ever awarded, covering two full production lots and stretching through 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The timing is no coincidence. Five weeks into Operation Epic Fury, the F-35 fleet is burning through flight hours at wartime rates. A crash in the Nevada Test Range on March 31 \u2014 the pilot ejected safely \u2014 is a reminder that peacetime attrition doesn't stop just because a war is on. The Pentagon needs more jets, and it needs the engines to power them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:22px\">The $6.6 Billion Heart of the F-35<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The F135 is the most powerful fighter engine ever built. It produces 43,000 pounds of thrust in afterburner \u2014 enough to push the F-35 past Mach 1.6 despite the jet's hefty combat weight. Every F-35 variant, from the conventional-takeoff A model to the short-takeoff B and the carrier-launched C, runs on some version of the F135.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new contract modification definitises Lot 18 production at $3.8 billion and funds the start of Lot 19, bringing the total across both lots to $6.6 billion. The engines will be built at Pratt & Whitney facilities in Connecticut and Indianapolis, with completion expected by March 2028. The contract covers engines for the US Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, partner nations, and foreign military sales customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1870036824  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Pratt_%26_Whitney_F135_-_140925-F-RS654-003.jpg\/960px-Pratt_%26_Whitney_F135_-_140925-F-RS654-003.jpg\" alt=\"Pratt and Whitney F135 engine on display\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The Pratt & Whitney F135 \u2014 the most powerful fighter engine ever built, producing 43,000 pounds of thrust. The $6.6 billion contract ensures production continues through at least 2028. (USAF \/ Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:22px\">38 Lightning IIs for the Air Force<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2027 budget requests 85 F-35s in total, with the Air Force taking 38 \u2014 a significant jump that reflects both the jet's growing combat record and the need to replace ageing fourth-generation fighters faster than planned. The F-35A now costs around $80 million per unit in recent lots, down from over $100 million a decade ago. At 38 jets, the Air Force buy alone represents roughly $3 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The remaining 47 jets will be split between the Navy's F-35C carrier variant, the Marine Corps' F-35B short-takeoff model, and deliveries to international partners and foreign buyers. The F-35 programme now spans more than a dozen allied nations, from the UK and Italy to Japan, South Korea, and \u2014 controversially \u2014 Turkey, which recently signed a training and support deal with the UK for a potential Eurofighter purchase after being expelled from the F-35 programme in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:22px\">Wartime Demand Meets Production Reality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US military has never fought a major air campaign with the F-35 as a primary strike platform before Epic Fury. The jet's stealth and sensor fusion have proven decisive in suppressing Iran's air defences, but the operational tempo is exposing logistical strains. Engine sustainment costs have been a persistent headache \u2014 the Pentagon awarded a separate $1.6 billion contract just to maintain existing F135s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the F-35 fleet continues to grow worldwide. Over 1,000 aircraft have been delivered globally, making it the most produced fifth-generation fighter in history. The 2027 budget request signals that the Pentagon sees no alternative: the F-35 is the fighter of the present and the foreseeable future, and the only way to keep it flying is to keep building engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1407113457  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/23\/Sdd_f135_018.jpg\/960px-Sdd_f135_018.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"F135 engine being tested\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An F135 engine undergoing testing. Each engine produces enough thrust to accelerate the 30-ton F-35 past the speed of sound. (Pratt & Whitney \/ Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eighty-five jets. Six-point-six billion dollars in engines. The numbers are massive, and they're growing. When historians look back at the F-35 programme \u2014 once mocked as the trillion-dollar jet that couldn't fly straight \u2014 they may find that a real shooting war over Iran was the moment the Lightning II proved it was worth every cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sources: Air & Space Forces Magazine, Breaking Defense, The Arsenal Report<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the F-35 Lightning II?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The F-35 Lightning II is Lockheed Martin's fifth-generation stealth fighter, built in three variants: the conventional-takeoff A, the short-takeoff\/vertical-landing B, and the carrier-based C. It serves the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps plus many allied nations, making it the backbone of Western airpower.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How many F-35s did the Pentagon order in its 2027 budget?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The fiscal year 2027 budget requests 85 F-35s across all three services, with 38 earmarked for the Air Force \u2014 one of the largest single-year requests in recent memory. The Pentagon also backed it with a $6.6 billion engine deal, part of a broader fighter buildup alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/267-eagles-the-air-forces-big-bet\/\">F-15EX Eagle II<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What engine powers the F-35?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Every F-35 variant runs on a version of the Pratt &amp; Whitney F135, the most powerful fighter engine ever built. It produces 43,000 pounds of thrust in afterburner, enough to push the F-35 past Mach 1.6 despite the jet's heavy combat weight.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the $6.6 billion F-35 engine deal?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The contract definitises Lot 18 F135 production at $3.8 billion and funds the start of Lot 19, totalling $6.6 billion. The engines, built in Connecticut and Indianapolis with completion expected by March 2028, cover U.S. forces, partner nations and foreign military sales customers.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Who flies the F-35?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The F-35 is flown by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps as well as a growing list of partner and export customers worldwide. After the Iran war, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/israel-orders-two-new-f-35i-f-15ia-squadrons-2026\/\">Israel ordered new F-35I squadrons<\/a>, underscoring continued global demand.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How fast is the F-35?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The F-35 can exceed Mach 1.6 thanks to its single Pratt &amp; Whitney F135 engine and 43,000 pounds of afterburning thrust. 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