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F135 Turbofan: The Incredible Engine Powering The F-35

The F135 turbofan engine from Pratt & Whitney powers every variant of the F-35 Lightning II (making it one of the 8 fighter jets with Pratt & Whitney engines powering them) and is the most advanced ...
Houston Chronicle

(PRN) Pratt & Whitney's F135 Engine Completes Successful Afterburner Test

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The F-35 Lightning II successfully completed its first afterburner test powered by Pratt & Whitney's F135 ...
The Aviationist

Pratt & Whitney Awarded $2.8B Contract for New Lot 18 F-35 Engines

The $2.8B contract funds 141 F135 engines for U.S. services and allies, securing production, spares, and upgrades through February 2028. Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a major contract, valued at ...
Morningstar

RTX's Pratt & Whitney F135 engine surpasses 1 million flight hours

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced today that the F135 engine has surpassed one million engine flight hours powering the F-35 ...
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40,000 lbs thrust power: World’s most powerful fighter jet engine’s new units to be built

A Connecticut-based firm is set to build new units of world’s most powerful fighter jet engine. Pratt & Whitney has received a contract to build Lot 18 of F135 engines. These will power all three ...
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RTX's Pratt & Whitney completes F135 Engine Core Upgrade preliminary design review

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., July 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, completed the F135 Engine Core Upgrade's (ECU) preliminary design review (PDR), affirming the ECU's ...
Yahoo

Connecticut’s Pratt & Whitney gets $1.3B contract for F135 engine upgrades

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $1.3 billion contract to Pratt & Whitney late Monday, giving a major boost to a program that will modernize the engines used in military fighter jets and help ...
GovCon Wire

Pratt & Whitney Awarded Potential $2.9B Navy F135 Propulsion System Contract Modification

The Department of Defense said Friday the cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price-incentive-fee modification expands the scope of the initial contract to include the production and delivery of 141 F135 ...
Hartford Business

Here’s where work on Pratt’s $1.3B F135 engine contract will be done

More than 60% of the work on Pratt & Whitney’s major new fighter jet engine contract will be carried out in Connecticut. That’s according to the contract issued by the Department of Defense, which ...
Flightglobal

P&W completes preliminary design review for F135 upgrade

Pratt & Whitney has completed the preliminary design review under the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) initiative, setting the stage for improved performance and durability. The ECU will support the ...
Hartford Courant

CT’s Pratt & Whitney lands $1.6B contract. Lawmakers say it protects ‘thousands of local jobs’

Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a $1.6 billion “undefinitized” contract action for sustainment of F135 engines, according to the company. The engines power all “three variants of the F-35 Lightning ...