Top 5 Revolutionary Military Aircraft Engines

World War II was a time of revolution for aircraft engines – especially jet engines. The German Junkers Jumo 004 was the world’s first production turbojet engine in operational use. Soon after, the British Nene was reverse-engineered by the Soviets post-war to develop the Klimov RD-45 and Kilmov VK-1 (which were used in the MiG-15). Jet engines continued to develop through the Cold War and to the present. Today, not only do GE, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce dominate the commercial passenger jet engine market, but they also dominate the fighter jet market. Here are five revolutionary military jet engines in use today.