Safran and BMT Aerospace will manufacture key components of Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine, which powers the F-35 Lightning II, under a new agreement signed as part of Belgium’s acquisition of the fighter jets.
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) has completed its first depot-level repair of an F135 power module, achieving Initial Depot Capability (IDC) on 29 August.
Pratt & Whitney announced it has been awarded a $2.8 billion undefinitised contract action for the production of Lot 18 F135 engines, which power all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
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The United States Department of Defense has announced the signing of a production contract with Pratt & Whitney for a new batch of F135 engines for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM Union) has welcomed strong bipartisan backing from 125 members of Congress for continued funding of the F-35 Lightning II and F135 engine programmes.
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The construction of assembly and maintenance facilities for F-35 fighter jet engines in Linnavuori, Nokia, is progressing on schedule.
The construction of Finland’s new F-35 fighter jet engine assembly and maintenance facility has reached a key milestone, with the building structure now at its highest point.
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Pratt & Whitney announced that the F135 engine has surpassed one million engine flight hours powering the F-35 Lightning II.
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Pratt & Whitney, a division of RTX, has secured a contract worth up to USD 1.3 billion to advance its F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) project.
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Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, completed the F135 Engine Core Upgrade’s (ECU) preliminary design review (PDR), affirming the ECU’s design is on schedule and exceeding expectations.
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Safran Aero Boosters and the Flemish company BMT Aerospace will partner under the Memorandum of Understanding that Safran Aero Boosters signed with Pratt & Whitney on December 10.
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Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a USD 66 million definitized contract modification for continued F135 Engine Core Upgrade preliminary design efforts.
Pratt & Whitney signs USD 66 million contract to upgrade the F135 engine Read More »
