P&W awarded $1.5B contract for JSF engines

Pratt & Whitney was recently awarded a $1.5 billion modification to a previous contract for low-rate initial production Lot 10 F135 engines.

The buy includes 44 Joint Strike Fighter propulsion systems for the Air Force, nine propulsion systems for the Marine Corps and four propulsion systems for the Navy, according to a July 7 Defense Department contract announcement.

Additionally, the modification provides components, parts and materials for 36 F-135-PW-100 propulsion systems for international partners and foreign military sales customers; four F-135-PW-600 systems for international partners; and two F-135-PW-100 for the global spares pool.