Pratt & Whitney Awarded First Production Contract for F135 Engines

Released on Wednesday, September 26, 2007

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., September 26, 2007 � Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company, was awarded a $69.3 million production contract for F135 engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. The F135 engine low rate initial production contract will support two conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) F-35 production aircraft. Engine deliveries are scheduled to begin in June 2009.

"This award marks the transition from development to production of the F135 CTOL engines, and is the next major step toward making the F-35 available to our customers," said Bill Gostic, vice president, Pratt & Whitney F135 engine program. "The first F135-powered F-35 aircraft is scheduled for delivery to the U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base in Florida in 2010."