HARTFORD, CT -- As F-35 engine-maker Pratt & Whitney moves through the last year of system development and demonstration for the Joint Strike Fighter program, its newest engines are meeting availability and reliability targets and, according to a company official, the company is well-positioned for a successful sustainment program. Mark Buongiorno, Pratt's vice president for the F135 engine program, told Inside the Air Force during a June 7 media day at the company's campus in Hartford, CT, that the...
