Pratt&Whitney’senginetopowertheJointStrikeFighterisalready$2.5billionoverbudget,*with nearly$1billionincostoverrunsoccurringthisyearalone.That’s a 50%increase in development costs, and it’s a problem that won’t solve itself. Such overspendingjustdoesn’t makesense, especiallywhen the competing GE Rolls-Royce F136 engine already performsbetter and costs less.
So far, nothing has stopped cost overruns. Competition will. FindouthowatF136.com. Finduson: *GAO-10-478T(March24,2010)