All three F-35 fighter variants are powered by Pratt & Whitney's F135 turbofan engine, and it's upgradeable tech will keep it in the jets for years to come.

--Pratt& Whitney, an RTX business, announced today that the F135 engine has surpassed one million engine flight hours powering the F-35 Lightning II. "The F135 engine plays a critical role in ...

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $1.3 billion contract to Pratt & Whitney late Monday, giving a major boost to a program that will modernize the engines used in military fighter jets an… ...

Pratt & Whitney is in line for two U.S. Dept. of Defense contracts relating to the F135 turbofan engine and totaling more than $517 million. The F135 is the propulsion system for the single-engine ...

Pratt & Whitney's Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the F135 engine, which powers the Lockheed Martin F-35, has passed preliminary design review (PDR), the company said in a 15 July statement.

$1.3 billion contract will enable continued design maturation and aircraft integration EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (RTX) (NYSE: RTX) business, has ...

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has booked a U.S. Navy contract worth $1.3 billion to keep working on the F135 Engine Core Upgrade for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. RTX said Monday ...

Pratt & Whitney is seeing significant interest among international customers for its planned F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) programme. “It’s the necessary upgrade to the engine that matches ...

The U.S. Dept. of Defense issues a new, $186-million contract to Pratt & Whitney engines in support of the F135 engine program. The award is defined to cover material and support equipment for depot ...

The Senate Appropriations Committee has cleared a bipartisan bill that seeks to provide $497 million in funding to modernize the F135 engine of RTX ‘s (NYSE: RTX) Pratt & Whitney business.

The engine is the second of three that will support the first flights of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) beginning this fall. Pratt & Whitney's F135 is the lead propulsion system on the JSF.

Pratt & Whitney will be the sole provider of the F135 military jet engine. (Courtesy of Lockheed Martin) This story was originally published in Connecticut Mirror, a content partner with Rhode ...