P&W Awarded $5.2B to Support Production of 15th, 16th Lots of F135 Engines Written 7 March 2023
F135-PW-100 powerplant undergoing testing | Credit: Rick Goodfriend/USAF; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Reuters reports that Pratt & Whitney “said on Monday it has been awarded a $5.2 billion contract to support production of the 15th and 16th lots of F135 engines, with an option to award a 17th lot, powering all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.” P&W said that the “total contract value for lots 15-17, with exercised options, is about $8 billion and will fund over 418 F135 engines.” According to Reuters, the “contract funds production of 278 F135 engines with an option to order up to 518 engines. It also includes program management, engineering support, production support and tooling.”
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