General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136

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F136
Type Turbofan
National origin United States / United Kingdom
Manufacturer General Electric
Rolls-Royce plc
First run 21 July 2004
Major applications Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
Developed from General Electric YF120

The General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 was an afterburning turbofan engine being developed by General Electric, Allison Engine Company, and Rolls-Royce (Allison was subsequently acquired by Rolls-Royce) as an alternative powerplant to the Pratt & Whitney F135 for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. The two companies stopped work on the project in December 2011 after failing to gather Pentagon support for further development.

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