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F-35 Engine Showdown Goes On The Road

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Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

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By Marina Malenic LONDON--The two rival engine manufacturing teams angling for work on the Pentagon's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter continued their war of words at the world's largest air show outside London as the issue awaits final resolution in Washington. United Technologies Corp.'s [UTX] Pratt & Whitney unit, manufacturer of the primary F135 engine for the effort, is actively lobbying lawmakers to become the sole engine supplier for the largest weapons acquisition program in Pentagon history. However, Pratt & Whitney…

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