The Pentagon plans to award Pratt & Whitney a contract to study how the company will support future Joint Strike Fighter flight test activity for follow-on modernization. The study may include potential aircraft modifications and engine maintenance, Pratt & Whitney spokesman Matthew Bates wrote in an April 20 statement to Inside the Navy . The company builds the F135 engine used on all F-35 variants. "Pratt & Whitney finished most of the SDD program in July 2016, and technical work...
