Hermeus Acquires License to Produce Pratt & Whitney’s F100

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    "title": "Hermeus Acquires License to Produce Pratt & Whitney’s F100 - overtdefense.com",
    "excerpt": "On September 15, Hermeus announced a massive step toward vertical integration by signing a deal with Pratt & Whitney to license produce the F100 turbofan. This engine is the standard powerplant for the F-16 and F-15 fleet (except newer variants like the F-15EX) and most importantly is employed by Hermeus’ core product, the Quarterhorse Mk2. Bringing fighter-class engine production in house is unique for an aircraft manufacturer, in fact, Hermeus is the only company outside of Russian and Chinese state-owned enterprises to do so. The key motivation for this is an insufficient supply of engines to meet Hermeus’ goal of mass production of their aircraft. As of 2022 over 3,800 P&W F100s were in service with 23 air forces around the world. P&Ws production was focused on sustaining this massive fleet and providing new engines for ongoing F-16 production. This left little supply for a new entrant like Hermeus who built their Quarterhorse aircraft with mass-production in mind. The company excepts to start manufacturing its first marketable product, the Mission Plane, by 2028. Described as a multipurpose “mission-ready” aircraft built for the American warfighter, details remain sparse. Bringing engine production in-house allows an additional advantage, supporting a tighter iterative development loop for their combined cycle turbofan-ramjet engine. Hermeus’ long term goal is to build...",
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