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Honeywell to ramp F124 turbofan production for Textron’s Beechcraft M-346N bid in US Navy UJTS competition

Honeywell will expand production of its F124 turbofan to support Textron Aviation Defense’s Beechcraft M-346N light fighter bid for the US Navy Graduate Jet Training System (UJTS) tender. The M-346N uses two F124 engines, making supply scaling a key prerequisite ahead of trainer evaluations.

Discovered 2026-04-23T09:36:28.941017-07:00 | 2026-04-23T09:36:28.941017-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

  • The Navy UJTS contest is as much about producibility and delivery readiness as aircraft performance, and Honeywell’s F124 ramp directly ties propulsion supply to Textron’s M-346N bid timeline.
  • The decision reinforces that trainer competition readiness extends beyond platforms to core subsystems—especially engines—where capacity constraints can become schedule drivers.
  • It builds on the programme footprint already shown via Textron’s M-346N training simulator push for UJTS (source:2e632f55-7e2e-49dd-b553-188045bcb183).

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2026-04-23T09:36:28.941017-07:00
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2026-04-27T09:23:40.346795-07:00
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