Group : Fighter Aircraft Engines
Status : Active
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : General Electric
Total Production : ?

The F404 engine was developed to power the US Navy's F/A-18 Hornet. It has been proved as a reliable high performance engine.

The F404 incorporates an array of new technologies, modular design and advanced materials.

The F404-GE-F1D2 was designed to power the USAF's F-117A stealth fighter. The main feature of -F1D2 by comparison with baseline F404 is the lack of afterburner to reduce aircraft's IR signature. The -F1D2 engine also has lower thrust due to the non-afterburning feature.

Group : Fighter Aircraft Engines
Status : Active
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : General Electric
Total Production : ?

The F404 engine was developed to power the US Navy's F/A-18 Hornet. It has been proved as a reliable high performance engine.

The F404 incorporates an array of new technologies, modular design and advanced materials.

The F404-GE-100D engine is a non-afterburning derivative of the F404-GE-400. The -100D engine powers Singapore's A-4S Super Skyhawk providing dramatically improved performance.

Group : Fighter Aircraft Engines
Status : Active
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : General Electric
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1980
Total Production : ?

The F404 engine was developed to power the US Navy's F/A-18 Hornet. It has been proved as a reliable high performance engine. The F404 incorporates an array of new technologies, modular design and advanced materials.

This engine allows to carry out a wide spectrum of missions from low level attack to high altitude interceptors. The F404-GE-400 engine can be assembled/disassembled in short time, making it an easy to maintain engine.

Group : Fighter Aircraft Engines
Status : Active
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : General Electric
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1992
Total Production : ?

The F404 engine was developed to power the US Navy's F/A-18 Hornet. It has been proved as a reliable high performance engine.

The F404 incorporates an array of new technologies, modular design and advanced materials.

The F404-GE-402 engine retains the characteristics of baseline F404, while achieving higher power and increased fuel efficiency. This increased performance is the result of applying the latest technology and materials to the turbine and afterburner sections.

F404-GE-402 engines were installed on production F/A-18C/D Hornet since 1992.

Group : Fighter Aircraft Engines
Status : Active
Origin : South Korea, United States of America
Contractors : General Electric, KAI Korea Aerospace Industries
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2005
Total Production : ?

The F404-GE-102 engine is a derivative of the F404-GE-402 with special features related to safety. General Electric and KAI are developing this engine to meet the requirements of South Korea's advanced Trainer/Light Attack T-50 Golden Eagle aircraft.

Current F404-powered aircraft are twin-engine, excepting A-4S, so safety is an important milestone of -102 engine. The -102 engine must also meet the requirement of supersonic flight. First production -102 engines will be delivered in 2005.

Group : Fighter Aircraft Engines
Status : Active
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : General Electric
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2006
Total Production : ?

The F404-GE-102 engine is a derivative of the F404-GE-402 with special features focusing on safety and reliability. The -GE-102 was developed to meet the demands of single-engine KAI's T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer/light attack aircraft.

The F404-GE-102D engine was designed to power the Boeing X-45C single-engine unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed under DARPA-sponsored J-UCAS program. The -102D layout focus on reliability and includes Full Authority Digital Electronic Control (FADEC). This engine program also includes development of an advanced exhaust system to fit into the X-45C stealth aircraft.

Group : Fighter Aircraft Engines
Status : Active
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : General Electric
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2007
Total Production : 140
Unitary Cost : USD $6.0 million

The F404-GE-IN20 is a variant of F404-GE-402 engine designed to meet the requirements of the Indian Air Force and Navy for the Tejas, formerly LCA, combat aircraft. Modifications introduced into the -IN20 engine include redundant features and an advanced Full Authority Digital Electronic Control (FADEC).

The Indian ADA agency awarded General Electric a $105 million contract in February 2004 for development engineering and production of 17 F404-GE-IN20 engines. The Indian Air Force will take delivery of its first -IN20 engines in 2006. These engines will be used to power low rate (also called limited) production Tejas/LCA aircraft. India ordered another 99 engines in August 2021.