 PRESS RELEASESFriday, May 17, 2013Power SystemsUnited Technologies Completes Divestiture of Pratt & Whitney Power Systems Unit to Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesUnited Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced it has completed the divestiture of its Pratt & Whitney Power Systems unit to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. … See more Wednesday, May 15, 2013Power, Propulsion and OptimizationPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and RD AMROSS Propel Modernized Navigation Satellite into OrbitIn their fourth launch of 2013, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and RD AMROSS successfully propelled the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIF military navigation satellite into orbit. … See more Tuesday, May 7, 2013Power, Propulsion and OptimizationPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Scramjet Powers Record-breaking Flight of X-51A WaveRiderThe X-51A WaveRider hypersonic vehicle, powered by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's SJY61 scramjet engine, achieved aviation history on May 1 by making the longest-ever supersonic combustion ramjet-powered flight, flying full duration and achieving mission success. … See more Thursday, May 2, 2013Engineering, LeadershipPratt & Whitney Employees Inducted into University of Connecticut's Academy of Distinguished EngineersPratt & Whitney Chief Operating Officer Paul Adams and engineer Scott Beecher will be inducted into the University of Connecticut's Academy of Distinguished Engineers at a ceremony this evening. … See more Wednesday, April 24, 2013Power, Propulsion and OptimizationPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Reaches Milestone in Development of Next Rocket Engine for Human SpaceflightPratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, the rocket-engine manufacturer that helped power American astronauts to the moon during the Apollo era, has completed the last in a series of hot-fire tests on a J-2X engine with a stub-nozzle extension at simulated altitude conditions. … See more |
