Pratt & Whitney has a new, $579.8-million U.S. Dept. of Defense contract covering spare F-135 engines, F-135 propulsion system spare parts, and modules in support of the F-135 propulsion system. The contract includes $146.3 worth of "firm-fixed-price undefinitized line items"; and $433.6 worth of "firm-fixed-price, fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, cost-plus-fixed-fee definitized line items."
The F-135 is the afterburning turbofan engine that powers the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the single-engine multirole combat aircraft supplied by Lockheed Martin in three variants for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and U.S. Dept. of Defense Foreign Military Sales customers.
Lockheed and its F-35 program partners (including Pratt & Whitney) have produced over 550 of the aircraft since 2006, and the aircraft is expected to have a service life through 2070
The Pentagon's announcement noted the contract work will be performed in East Hartford, Conn., where P&W is headquartered; Indianapolis; and Bristol, England, and is expected to be completed in December 2024.
Payments will be required on individual orders as they are issued, DoD noted.
