Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has been chosen to provide roughly $850 million in new engines and sustainment work for U.S. and U.K. C-17 airlifters, the company announced this week. The engine builder received two separate awards from C-17 prime contractor Boeing yesterday and today. The larger is valued at more than $750 million for Air Force C-17 engine support and sustainment through 2005, the company said in a statement. The deal is "an unprecedented five-year contract" to "provide a...