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F110

GE fighter engine family used by F-16 and advanced F-15 aircraft.

by GE Aerospace

FieldedEngineAirFieldedOct 1986
geaerospace.com/military-defense/engines/f110
A General Electric F110 engine running at maximum power in a hush-house test facility at Hill Air Force Base

Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Air Force)

Timeline1

  1. FieldedConfirmed

    F110-GE-100 enters operational service

    SourcesGE Aerospace

Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

Used in1

Cost to the government

  • Contract unit priceEstimated
    $5.3M
    Estimate / observation: 2020-06-30 · Then-year $ · 19 units

    F110-GE-129 for F-15EX Lot 1: DoD contract announced June 30, 2020 for $101.3M (UPI) to purchase and deliver F110-GE-129 engines; GE states the June Lot 1 contract covers 19 engines including installs and spares plus modernized engine monitoring system computers. $101,300,000 / 19 = $5,331,579 per engine (upper bound: includes EMS computers). Linking the $101.3M award to the 19-engine Lot 1 is inferred from matching date/description.

    GE Aviation (via Airframer)

Unit costs and contract unit prices for this product, and budget figures for the programs that buy it. Each figure states its dollar basis and links its source; contract values are under Programs & awards.

Sources4

  1. 1.
    CompanyGE Aviation delivers first F110 engines to power USAF's F-15EX

    GE Aviation (via Airframer) · Sep 16, 2020 · Supports: Cost · quantity

    “awarded GE Aviation a Lot 1 contract to produce 19 F110-GE-129 engines, including installs and spares”
  2. 2.
    NewsGE lands $101.3M to build engines for F-15EX aircraft

    UPI · Jun 30, 2020 · Supports: Cost · amount

    “General Electric was awarded $101.3 million to produce engines for F-15EX aircraft for the Air Force”
  3. 3.
    CompanyGE Aircraft Engines Military Engine Status Report

    GE Aerospace · Supports: System milestone

    “Engine entered operational service in October 1986.”
  4. 4.
    CompanyGE’s F110 engine powers first flight of Boeing F-15EX

    GE Aerospace · Supports: System

    “Two F110-GE-129 engines powered the first flight of the Boeing F-15EX fighter on Feb. 2.”

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