The expanded plant is expected to become operational in 2028 and create more than 120 jobs. Pratt & Whitney said the additional capacity would help meet growing demand for military and commercial aircraft engines.
Alongside the F135, the Niepołomice facility supplies precision components for the GTF engine used by commercial passenger aircraft and the PW800 engine for business jets. The investment therefore adds capacity across a plant serving both defence and civil aerospace programmes.
“Poland plays a vital role as a key hub in Pratt & Whitney’s global engine production, a commitment further strengthened by our $125 million investment in facilities this year,” said Dariusz Stopa, general manager, Pratt & Whitney in Niepołomice. “Our employees in Niepołomice manufacture high-precision engine components that support commercial and military aircraft around the world.”
“Growing this team will increase our ability to meet global demand for advanced aircraft engines,” Stopa said. The Polish government is supporting the project through the Polish Investment Zone Programme.
The Niepołomice expansion follows a separate $100 million investment in Pratt & Whitney’s facilities in Rzeszow, Poland. That project is increasing capacity and adding advanced capabilities for processing isothermally forged components used in the GTF, F135 and F100 engines.
The two projects bring Pratt & Whitney’s announced investment in Polish facilities this year to $125 million. They expand the country’s role in producing components for the F-35’s F135 powerplant and other Pratt & Whitney engine programmes.
Poland is RTX’s largest investment and employee base outside the United States, with more than 9,500 people working across Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon. Pratt & Whitney’s Polish operations manufacture critical F135 parts as well as GTF fan-drive gear systems, F100 static structures, turboprops and auxiliary power units.
