Pratt & Whitney Awarded $521.2 Million Contract for F119 Engine Support

Released on Wednesday, February 20, 2008

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., February 20, 2008 � Pratt & Whitney was awarded a $521.2 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to maintain F119 engines for the F-22 Raptor. This support program for the Raptor engine (SPaRE) involves activation of Holloman Air Force Base (AFB) in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and sustainment for fielded engines in 2008, with an option to support activation of Hickam AFB in Honolulu, Hawaii, and sustainment services in 2009. Sustainment activities include spare parts and labor support, fleet management and technical support of the F119 engine. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.

"Pratt & Whitney's F119 team is focused on meeting its customers' expectations in the areas of engine availability, reliability and maintainability while keeping its customers' fleets at a high level of readiness," said Chris Flynn, director, F119 program for Pratt & Whitney.

As the only fifth generation fighter engine in production, the F119 features a unique thrust-vectoring nozzle allowing unprecedented speed, agility and precision. Two F119 engines enable the F-22 to supercruise, or achieve supersonic speeds without the use of the afterburner. Pratt & Whitney's F119 propulsion system is the exclusive power for the F-22 Raptor and has exceeded 60,000 operational flight hours.