 PRESS RELEASESApril 2013Thursday, April 11, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Completes U.S. Air Force C-17 Program of Record for F117 Production Install EnginesPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has completed production install F117 engine deliveries for the U.S. Air Force, marking more than 20 years of successfully powering the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. … See more Thursday, April 11, 2013Military EnginesThailand Awards Materials Management Contract to Pratt & Whitney to Support F100 Engine MaintenanceThe U.S. Air Force has awarded a materials management program foreign military sales contract to Pratt & Whitney to support the F100-PW-220 engines powering the Royal Thai Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters. … See more Thursday, April 11, 2013Military EnginesRepublic of Singapore Places Purchase Order for Seven Pratt & Whitney F100 EnginesPratt & Whitney has received a contract from the Republic of Singapore for the purchase of seven advanced F100-PW-229 EEP engines to power the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters. … See more Thursday, April 11, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Completes Industrial Offset Program in CanadaPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) recently completed a successful offset requirement to support Canada's Industrial and Regional Benefits Policy. The company cooperated closely with Industry Canada to meet its commitments two years ahead of schedule. … See more March 2013Wednesday, March 13, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney, U.S. Air Force Complete First Depot Overhaul of an F119 EnginePratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), together with its U.S. Air Force partner at the F119 Heavy Maintenance Center (HMC) at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., celebrated another significant milestone in the F119 program. … See more February 2013Wednesday, February 27, 2013Commercial Engines, Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Transforms Middletown Assembly Area for New PurePower® PW1100G-JM and F135 EnginesPratt & Whitney completed the first phase of an assembly-floor transformation project at its Middletown, Conn., facility that prepares the Engine Center to produce its portion of PurePower® PW1100G-JM engines for the Airbus A320neo and increases production capacity for the F135 engine powering the F-35 Lightning II for the U.S. military. … See more Wednesday, February 27, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Receives First Engine Components from Levett Engineering for RAAF's First F-35 Lightning IIPratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX), announced that Levett Engineering has delivered their first engine components that will be installed into F135 engines for the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft … See more Thursday, February 21, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney F117 Engines Surpass 10 Million Flight Hours on C-17 FleetPratt & Whitney's F117 engine, the exclusive power for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, recently exceeded 10 million engine flight hours. At the same time, the C-17 exceeded 2.5 million flight hours while supporting military and humanitarian mission in support of U.S. and allied troops around the globe. … See more Tuesday, February 5, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Powers Qatar's Latest Boeing C-17sPratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), recently delivered eight F117-PW-100 engines to power two new Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF). … See more Monday, February 4, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Delivers First 10 Engines to Boeing for India's C-17 AircraftPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has delivered the first 10 F117 engines to Boeing to power a fleet of C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force. … See more January 2013Thursday, January 17, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Delivers Final Production F119 Engine to the U.S. Air ForcePratt & Whitney Military Engines today delivered the 507th and last production F119 engine to the U.S. Air Force for its F-22 Raptor fleet. … See more Tuesday, January 8, 2013Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Receives $300 Million Contract to Support F100 Engine Maintenance for Republic of KoreaPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has received a $300 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the Republic of Korea government in support of the F100 engines powering the Republic of Korea Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters and Boeing F-15K fighters. … See more November 2012Tuesday, November 27, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney to Develop Advanced Variable Speed Turbine for Army RotorcraftPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to research and develop an Advanced Variable-Speed Power Turbine (AVSPOT) to meet the range and lift requirements for current and future force rotorcraft. … See more Tuesday, November 20, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Congratulates U.S. Marine Corps for World's First F-35B Lightning II Operational SquadronPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), joined today with other industry partners to celebrate and offer congratulations to the United States Marine Corps for the official stand-up and re-designation of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, the world's first operational squadron to fly the F-35B Lightning II aircraft. … See more Thursday, November 1, 2012Military EnginesC-17 Sustainment Team Wins Top Award for Government-Industry PartnershipThe C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP) was recently awarded the 2012 Secretary of Defense "Gerald R. Beck" Performance Based Logistics (PBL) system-level Award by the Secretary of Defense. The GISP team includes Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, and the U.S. Air Force. … See more September 2012Tuesday, September 25, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney's F119 Engine Achieves Significant MilestonesPratt & Whitney has delivered the 500th F119 engine, which powers the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, to the U.S. Air Force. This delivery is accompanied by another significant milestone for the F119 program – more than 20 years of simulated operational service through Accelerated Mission Tests (AMTs) … See more Tuesday, 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 July 2012Tuesday, July 10, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Celebrates 40 Years of F100 Engine PowerPratt & Whitney celebrates 40 years of F100 propulsion, marking the development and delivery of its first F100 engines … See more June 2012Monday, June 11, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney and the Italian Air Force Celebrate the 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… See more May 2012Wednesday, May 2, 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. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp… See more March 2012Tuesday, March 27, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney and Boeing Representatives Sign Engine Contract to Power U.S. Air Force’s KC-46 TankerBennett Croswell, president of Pratt & Whitney’s Military Engines division, and Maureen Dougherty, Boeing vice president and program manager, KC-46 Tanker Program, hosted a ceremonial engine contract signing event today at Boeing’s Tanker… See more February 2012Tuesday, February 14, 2012Military EnginesPratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Exceeds 20,000 Hours Powering the F-35Pratt & 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, including 17,700 ground test hours and 2,500 flight test hours. This marks yet another milestone for Pratt & Whitney… See more Tuesday, February 14, 2012Military EnginesF119 Achieves Significant Milestone Powering the F-22; 200,000 Flight Hours Logged During Safest Engine Introduction in USAF HistoryPratt & 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. This milestone recognizes the F119 as a fully mature engine. In addition, the F119 has demonstrated the safest and most reliable introduction of a fighter engine in United States Air Force history… See more January 2012Tuesday, 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 Tuesday, January 3, 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 December 2011Monday, December 19, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Receives Engine Contract for Boeing C-17s Sold to IndiaPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), recently received a contract to produce the first four F117-PW-100 engines that will power the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III for the Indian Air Force. … See more November 2011Monday, November 28, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Powers Flight of Second Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System for U.S. NavyPratt & Whitney's F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system have successfully powered the first flight of the second Northrop Grumman X-47B flight test aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. … See more Wednesday, November 9, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney F135 Propulsion System Powers Successful Sea Trials for F-35 ProgramSea trials have concluded for the F-35B Lightning II's Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft. Flying under the power of Pratt & Whitney's F135 propulsion system, two STOVL variants conducted 72 short takeoffs and vertical landings, for a total of 260 vertical landings in the program. … See more October 2011Friday, October 21, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Dedicates F-35 Lightning II Aircraft Models to Employees at Conn. FacilityPratt & Whitney dedicated three F-35 Lightning II aircraft models to its employees during a ceremony at its main Connecticut plant yesterday. … See more September 2011Monday, September 12, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Donates $1 Million and Twin Wasp Engine to National World War II Museum; Dave Hess Joins Board of TrusteesPratt & Whitney has donated $1 million to the National World War II Museum to help tell the story of America's experience in the war that changed the world. In addition to the monetary pledge, the company is donating a Twin Wasp R-1830-90D, an engine that powered several different World War II aircraft. … See more August 2011Tuesday, August 30, 2011Military EnginesPHOTO: Pratt & Whitney-Powered F-15C DepartsA Pratt & Whitney-powered F-15C Eagle from the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing departs Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., on Aug. 12. … See more Friday, August 26, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Receives Above & Beyond Award For Support of Employees in National Guard and ReservesPratt & Whitney's North Berwick facility has been awarded the Above & Beyond award from Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve as an employer who has gone above and beyond the legal requirements for granting leave and providing support for military duty by their employees. … See more Friday, August 12, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney's Enhanced F100 Engine Powers First F-16 Delivery to Royal Moroccan Air ForceThe Royal Moroccan Air Force unveiled the first four of 24 Pratt & Whitney-powered F-16 aircraft in a ceremony on August 4 at Ben Guerrir Air Base in Marrakech, Morocco. … See more June 2011Tuesday, June 21, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney and U.S. Air Force Initiate First F119 Engine OverhaulPratt & Whitney and the U.S. Air Force have begun to overhaul the first F119 engine to reach its mid-life inspection at the F119 Heavy Maintenance Center (HMC) located at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Okla. … See more Monday, June 20, 2011Military EnginesUnited Arab Emirates Air Force Receives First Pratt & Whitney-powered C-17 AircraftThe United Arab Emirates Air Force recently received its first C-17 Globemaster III, powered exclusively by four Pratt & Whitney F117 engines. The UAE Air Force is slated to receive a total of six C-17s by 2012. … See more Monday, June 20, 2011Military EnginesU.S. Air Force and Pratt & Whitney Complete First F117 Overhaul at Oklahoma Maintenance FacilityWith the assistance of Pratt & Whitney representatives, Airmen at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Okla., recently completed repairs on the first F117 engine at the base's new F117 Heavy Maintenance Center. … See more Monday, June 20, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Delivers First F135 Spare Engine to Eglin Air Force Base for F-35 Training OperationsPratt & Whitney has delivered the first F135 spare engine to the U.S. Air Force at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida to support F-35 Lightning II training operations to begin this summer. … See more Monday, June 20, 2011Military EnginesIndia To Acquire C-17s Exclusively Powered By Pratt & Whitney F117 EnginesPratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced that India's Ministry of Defence has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance with the U.S. government to acquire 10 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifters exclusively powered by four Pratt & Whitney F117 engines. … See more May 2011Monday, May 16, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Awarded $1.13B Contract for F135 Engine ProductionThe U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $1.13 billion contract for F135 production engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. … See more Friday, May 6, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Delivers First F135 Engine for Low Rate Initial Production Lot 3Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first F135 engine for low rate initial production (LRIP) 3 to the U.S. Government for the F-35 Lightning II program. … See more Tuesday, May 3, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Celebrates Museum Installation of JSF119 Engine at Smithsonian InstitutionPratt & Whitney announced yesterday that its JSF119 propulsion system has been installed by the Smithsonian Institution at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. … See more March 2011Thursday, March 31, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Receives Maintenance Contract Extension to Support F100 Engines for Italian Air ForcePratt & Whitney has received a $6.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to extend its fleet management program for F100-PW-220E engines powering the Italian Air Force's F-16 fighters. … See more Thursday, March 31, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney's F119 Engine Hot Section Demonstrates Full-Life CapabilityPratt & Whitney's F119 engine powering the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor, successfully reached its first hot section full-life capability of 4,325 total accumulated cycles (TACs), during a recent mission at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. … See more Monday, March 21, 2011Military EnginesFive Pratt & Whitney Engineers Honored as Distinguished Engineers of the Year By Hartford ASME for Their Work on the F135 Engine for the F-35 FighterPratt & Whitney and the Hartford chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) honored five Distinguished Engineers of the Year at the annual awards dinner in Manchester, Conn. during National Engineers Week. … See more Thursday, March 3, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney to Deliver First JT8D-219 Engine for Re-engined Joint STARS AircraftPratt & Whitney will deliver its first reconfigured JT8D-219 engine, to Northrop Grumman later this month as part of the U.S. Air Force's re-engined E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft program. … See more February 2011Monday, February 28, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney's F135 Engine Powers First Flight of Production F-35 AircraftPratt & Whitney's F135 conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) production engine powered the successful first flight of a production F-35 aircraft on Friday, Feb. 25. This milestone marks the introduction of Pratt & Whitney's F135 production engines into service. … See more Tuesday, February 8, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney F117 Engine Exceeds 8 Million Flight HoursPratt & Whitney's F117 engine, the exclusive power for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, recently exceeded 8 million engine flight hours. … See more Monday, February 7, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Propulsion System Successfully Powers First Flight of X-47B Navy-Northrop Grumman Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration ProgramPratt & Whitney's F100-PW-220U engine and exhaust system have successfully powered the first flight of the Navy / Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) X-47B flight test aircraft for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. … See more January 2011Thursday, January 6, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Military Engines Power Biofuel Tests for U.S. Air ForceA Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 engine recently powered its first biofuel test flight of a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. … See more Monday, January 3, 2011Military EnginesPratt & Whitney's Short Take Off Vertical Landing Variant F135 Engine Receives Initial Service ReleasePratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company, has achieved initial service release (ISR) for the short take off and vertical landing variant (STOVL) F135 engine, marking another major milestone. … See more December 2010Monday, December 20, 2010Military EnginesPratt & Whitney's F135 Engine Exceeds 20,000 Test Hours and Completes All Initial Service Release Development TestingPratt & Whitney's F135 engine has surpassed 20,000 test hours as it completes the ground development and demonstration phase of the program. … See more Thursday, December 9, 2010Military EnginesPratt & Whitney Delivers First Production F135 Short Take Off Vertical Landing EnginePratt & Whitney has delivered the first production F135 Short Take Off/Vertical Landing (STOVL) engine for the F-35 Lightning II, a major milestone and clear demonstration that the F135 STOVL propulsion system has transitioned from development to production. … See more November 2010Tuesday, November 16, 2010Military EnginesPratt & Whitney To Power Egyptian Air Force F-16sPratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company, was awarded a contract for $46 million to provide F100-PW-229 Enhanced Engine Package (EEP) engines to power the Egyptian Air Force's new fleet of 20 F-16 aircraft. … See more Monday, November 15, 2010Military EnginesPratt & Whitney's F100-229 Engine Enhancement Package Completes Record-Breaking Accelerated Mission TestPratt & Whitney's newest member of the F100 engine family, the F100-PW-229 Engine Enhancement Package (EEP), has successfully completed more than 6,000 total accumulated cycles (TACs) in an accelerated mission test (AMT) at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engine Development Center in Tennessee. … See more |
