EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $1.05 billion contract for its F117 military transport engines.
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, designs, manufactures and services aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines.
The company is expected to deliver the engines through 2012 for the Air Force's C-17 aircraft program. The C-17 Globemaster III is powered by Pratt & Whitney's F117 engines.
"We are pleased that the U.S. Air Force continues to have confidence in the dependability of the Pratt & Whitney F117 engine and its ability to meet its mission needs around the world," Warren Boley, vice president, Pratt & Whitney operational military engines programs, said in a statement.
The F117 has consistently proven itself as a reliable engine. It comes from the company's PW2000 commercial engine that powers the Boeing 757. Company officials say the F117 surpasses goals for time on wing, in-flight shut downs and support turnaround time because of ongoing investment for improvements.
Pratt & Whitney military engines also include the F100, powering the F-16 and F-15; the F135, powering the F-35 Lightning II; the F119 for the F-22 Raptor; and the F117 for the C-17 Globemaster III.
