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Pratt Prepares To Counter GE Fixed-Price Gambit On F-35 Engine

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Thursday, September 10th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic Responding to competitive pressure from a rival engine manufacturing team, the producer of the main engine for the Defense Department's newest fighter jet will also offer the Pentagon a better deal. Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney [UTX], developer of the F135 engine for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is preparing a counter-offer to a proposal from General Electric [GE] and partner Rolls-Royce that would provide the government with a firm, fixed price for its F136 engine. The…

Army

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Congress

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Budget

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Congress

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