 PRATT & WHITNEY NEWSDecember 2012Friday, December 7, 2012Military EnginesStatement from Bennett Croswell, President, Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, on Leadership Changes for F-35 ProgramPratt & Whitney would like to thank Admiral Venlet for his leadership and valued partnership as the Program Executive Officer (PEO) for the F-35 program. … See more Wednesday, December 5, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney-Powered X-47B Completes First Catapult ShotNorthrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy completed the first catapult launch of the X-47B remotely piloted aircraft in a shore-based test shot from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. … See more November 2012Friday, November 30, 2012Military EnginesU.S. Marine Corps General Visits Pratt & Whitney, Says F-35 is EssentialLt. Gen. John Paxton, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, and commanding general, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, gave a moving talk and "thank you" to Pratt & Whitney employees at a Military Engines all hands meeting this week. … See more Thursday, November 29, 2012Military EnginesPhoto: Sailors Assist with Onload of UCAS-D Aboard USS TrumanIn this U.S. Navy photo, Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) assist with the onload of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator. The air vehicle arrived by barge Nov. 26 from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. … See more Monday, November 26, 2012Military EnginesSecretary of Defense Corporate Fellows Program Builds Stronger Partnership with Military CustomersPratt & Whitney recently hosted eight military officers participating in the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellows Program during a two-day visit to East Hartford and Middletown, Conn. … See more Monday, November 19, 2012Military EnginesMilitary Engines 'Product Support Quarterly' Magazine Gets a New LookPratt & Whitney Military Engines has published a new and updated version of its "Product Support Quarterly" magazine. … See more October 2012Thursday, October 25, 2012Military EnginesAdvanced Turbine Engine Company Touts HPW3000 Engine at AUSA Trade ShowDuring the annual meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army, held in Washington, D.C., ATEC representatives were eager to discuss their HPW3000 engine with leaders from the Army aviation community. … See more September 2012Tuesday, September 18, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Selected for Negotiations for U.S. Air Force Adaptive Engine Technology Development ProgramPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has been selected for negotiations by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for the Adaptive Engine Technology Development (AETD) program… See more June 2012Wednesday, June 13, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney, Italian Air Force Celebrate Successful F-16 'Peace Caesar' and F100 Fleet Management ProgramsPratt & Whitney and the Italian Air Force celebrated the highly successful Peace Caesar F-16 lease program and supporting Pratt & Whitney F100 Fleet Management Program during the F-16 departure ceremony on May 23 at Trapani Air Base, Italy… See more May 2012Wednesday, May 30, 2012Military EnginesCroswell Talks Engine Upgrades in Flight's 'In Focus'Bennett Croswell, president, Military Engines, discusses the possibility of commercial engine technologies driving the next round of military engine upgrades in an "In Focus" feature in Flight International… See more Tuesday, May 8, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Delivers 50th F135 Engine for the F-35 Joint Strike FighterPratt & Whitney has successfully delivered the 50th production F135 engine – powering Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II – to the U.S. Department of Defense… See more March 2012Wednesday, March 28, 2012Military EnginesP&W, Boeing Sign Engine Contract to Power U.S. Air Force’s KC-46 TankerBennett Croswell of Pratt & Whitney and Maureen Dougherty of Boeing hosted a ceremonial engine contract signing event on Tuesday at Boeing’s Tanker Program Office in Mukilteo, Wash., for contracts previously awarded to Pratt & Whitney. The contracts support PW4062 engine purchases to power Boeing’s KC-46, the U.S. Air Force’s new airlift tanker… See more Monday, March 5, 2012Military EnginesNorth Berwick Parts Center Featured in Bangor Daily NewsThe Bangor (Maine) Daily News recently featured the Pratt & Whitney North Berwick Parts Center in its business section. The North Berwick plant, the largest manufacturing facility under one roof in Maine, makes commercial parts, military parts and does some aftermarket work… See more February 2012Monday, February 13, 2012Military EnginesF119 Engine Marks Major MilestoneSINGAPORE AIR SHOW, Feb. 14, 2012 – Pratt & Whitney’s F119, the world’s first fifth-generation engine and the predecessor to the F135, has surpassed the 200,000 flight hour milestone powering Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor… See more Monday, February 13, 2012Military EnginesF135 Exceeds 20,000 Total Engine HoursSINGAPORE AIR SHOW, Feb. 14, 2012 – Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine – exclusively powering Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II – exceeded 20,000 total engine hours while powering the fleet of F-35 flight test aircraft… See more Friday, February 10, 2012Military EnginesFlight: P&W-Powered F-16s Delivered to PakistanFlight International reports that Pakistan recently received three F-16D Block 52 aircraft from the United States. The Block 52 aircraft are powered by Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engines… See more Friday, February 10, 2012Military EnginesAvWeek: Royal Air Force Adding a C-17Aviation Week reports that the United Kingdom plans to add another C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to its fleet. The Royal Air Force now has seven C-17s in its fleet… See more Thursday, February 9, 2012Military EnginesSixth Lot of F135 Engines 'Powers The World'The Connecticut Business News Journal recently reported on Pratt & Whitney's recent $194.1 million contract award for F135 engines… See more January 2012Thursday, January 26, 2012Military EnginesF-35 Performs First Night FlightThis video from Lockheed Martin shows the first night flight in the history of the F-35 Program… See more Friday, January 13, 2012Military EnginesLockheed Martin: F-35 Program Exceeds 2011 Flight Test GoalsLockheed Martin announced this week that the F-35 flight test program exceeded its goals for 2011. The System Development and Demonstration program flew 972 flights and verified 7,823 test points, against a plan of 872 flights and 6,622 test points… See more Thursday, January 12, 2012Military EnginesLockheed Martin Delivers First Two Marine Corps F-35s to EglinLockheed Martin reports that the first two production model F-35B short takeoff / vertical landing aircraft were delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps on Jan. 11. The aircraft - BF-6 and BF-8 - arrived at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., after ferry flights from Fort Worth, Texas… See more Tuesday, January 10, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Awarded $194M F135 Long-Lead Production ContractThe U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $194,097,296 long-lead production contract for F135 engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. The low rate initial production (LRIP) contract covers long-lead materials for the sixth lot of F135 engines, and provides Pratt & Whitney the ability to start procuring long-lead items for production engines… See more Wednesday, January 4, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Awarded Contract for F135 Engine Production Worth Up To $1.12BThe U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney an undefinitized contract award (UCA) not to exceed $1,122,306,649 for F135 production engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. Pratt & Whitney and the DoD have reached a tentative agreement on key terms for the low rate initial production (LRIP) 5 contract which contains fixed-price and cost-plus incentive fee elements… See more |
