Pratt & Whitney to supply F135-PW-100 to US and Japan
United Technologies subsidiary Pratt & Whitney has secured a $319.79 million reimbursable contract to provide F-35 turbofan engines to the US and Japan.
The US Navy has requested 20 F135-PW-100 propulsion systems whilst the USAF has requested six F135-PW-100 propulsion systems.
Additionally, six F135-PW-100 turbofans are also to be delivered to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.
Work will be undertaken in the US in Connecticut and Indiana, as well as in the UK at Bristol, for completion by December 2022.
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