General Electric J85 family
General Electric J85 is a compact afterburning turbojet family that entered service in 1959 and powered the Northrop F-5, Northrop/T-38 Talon, T-2C, and A-37B. The family has accumulated more than 75 million flight hours; current U.S. Air Force and Navy readiness, supply, and upgrade programs continue to sustain J85 fleets and the J85-5 trainer-engine line.
Identity
- Aliases
- J85GE J85General Electric J85
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turbojet
- Name
- General Electric J85 family
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- General Electric J85 is a compact afterburning turbojet family that entered service in 1959 and powered the Northrop F-5, Northrop/T-38 Talon, T-2C, and A-37B. The family has accumulated more than 75 million flight hours; current U.S. Air Force and Navy readiness, supply, and upgrade programs continue to sustain J85 fleets and the J85-5 trainer-engine line.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
- Service Entry Date
- 1959
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 10:44:51 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 10:44:51 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- GE Aerospace records the J85 entry into service, T-38/F-5/T-2C/A-37B applications, and more than 75 million flight hours.
- Publisher
- GE Aerospace
- Title
- GE Aviation awarded $394 million by DLA for J85 engine supplies
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- GE Aerospace documents a 2026 Defense Logistics Agency readiness contract for the J85 powering the T-38 training fleet.
- Publisher
- GE Aerospace
- Title
- GE Aerospace Awarded Defense Logistics Agency Contract to Increase U.S. Air Force J85 Engine Readiness