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F135 Engine Involves More Than 55,000 Workers, Pratt & Whitney Says

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, June 15th, 2023

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F135 Engine Involves More Than 55,000 Workers, Pratt & Whitney Says

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 356th Fighter Squadron prepares to take off at Eielson AFB, Alaska during Exercise Arctic Gold 23-2 on April 19th (U.S. Air Force Photo)

As the U.S. Air Force awaits congressional action on the service requested $245 million in fiscal 2024 to begin the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) by Raytheon Technologies' [RTX] Pratt & Whitney, the company is highlighting not only the goals for improved F135 ECU engine performance and cooling compared to the baseline F135, but also the number of jobs involved. Pratt & Whitney wants to field the F135 ECU by 2028 to enable weapon and sensor upgrades in Block 4…

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