 PRESS RELEASESDecember 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 |
