General Electric F110

GE's alternate-engine competitor to Pratt & Whitney's F100 since the 1980s 'Great Engine War', now the standard powerplant on the F-16C Block 70/72 and an engine option on the F-15EX and Japan's F-2. The -129 is the current-production high-thrust variant.

In service since 1993

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-08-10

129

kN thrust

1,805

7.29

T/W

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

US ITAR-controlled

Export needs U.S. State Dept (DDTC) approval; end-use & re-transfer restrictions apply.

Channel: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) or Direct Commercial Sale

Fielded & proven

Operator data not public

In service since 1993. Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Overview

GE has demonstrated the F110-GE-129 producing up to 31,000 lbf (138 kN) uninstalled at sea-level static conditions, above its 29,000 lbf rated thrust class. Higher-bypass than the rival F100, the F110 was selected as the sole engine for the F-16C Block 70/72 (the newest-build F-16 standard) and offered as an alternate engine on the F-15EX alongside the F100-PW-229.

Powers these platforms

Systems in the WeaponSpecs database that list the General Electric F110 as their engine.

F-15EX Eagle II

F-16C Block 70/72 Fighting Falcon

F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcon

Mitsubishi F-2

F-14 Tomcat

TAI Kaan

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Performance specifications
Thrust-to-weight Engine thrust divided by loaded weight. Above 1.0 the aircraft can accelerate going straight up. On a standalone engine record, this is the engine's own thrust divided by its dry weight, the standard figure of merit for jet engines.	7.29 Stronger than 17% of engines

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Physical specifications
Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.	4.62 m
Width Overall width, matters for rail/road transport of vehicles.	1.18 m
Empty weight Weight without fuel, ammunition or crew.	1,805 kg

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Propulsion specifications
Thrust Total engine thrust (with afterburner where applicable).	129 kN Stronger than 70% of engines
Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…	Afterburning turbofan
Bypass ratio Ratio of air bypassing the engine core to air passing through it. Low ratios suit combat engines built for thrust and speed; high ratios suit transport engines built for fuel efficiency, so neither direction is simply better.	0.76

Specifications compiled from public GE Aerospace and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-08-10.

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