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DoD Awards Pratt & Whitney $2.1 Billion for New F-35 Engines

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, October 1st, 2019

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DoD Awards Pratt & Whitney $2.1 Billion for New F-35 Engines

Lockheed Martin F-35C . The company delivered 31 F-35s in the third quarter of 2020. (U.S. Navy Photo)

The Defense Department on Sept. 30 awarded Pratt & Whitney [UTX] a $2.1 billion contract modification that includes new F135 engines for the department’s three F-35 Joint Strike Fighter variants. The contract modification includes the production and delivery of 112 engines meant for the Air Force’s F-35A variant, 46 engines for the Marine Corps’ F-35B variant and 25 engines for the Navy’s F-35C variant. It also includes long-lead components, parts and materials associated with 129 F135 engines for the F-35A…

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