Sat, May 01, 2010
Work To Be Performed In San Antonio Facility
The U.S. Air Force awarded Pratt & Whitney a $65 million
contract to provide maintenance for F100 engines powering F-16
fighter aircraft from various international F100 customers,
including Egypt, Jordan, Taiwan and Thailand. The three-year
contract contains extension options, making the potential value
approximately $100 million over the life of the contract.
Under this contract, Pratt & Whitney will provide F100
module overhaul maintenance for its foreign military customers
operating F100-PW-220 and F100-PW-229 engines. The overhaul work
will be done at Pratt & Whitney's San Antonio, Texas, facility
and cover the fan, engine core, low pressure turbine, high pressure
turbine and gearbox in the F100 engine.
"Pratt & Whitney is proud to provide its foreign military
customers first-class F100 engine maintenance support at our San
Antonio facility," said Bill Begert, vice president, Military
Business Development & Aftermarket Services, Pratt &
Whitney. "Pratt & Whitney's world-class maintenance turn times
will allow our customers to maintain their engine fleets at high
levels of readiness and keep them in the air protecting their
borders."
Pratt & Whitney military engines include the F135 for the
F-35 Lightning II, the F119 for the F-22 Raptor, the F100 family
that powers the F-15 and F-16, the F117 for the C-17 Globemaster
III, the J52 for the EA-6B Prowler, the TF33 powering AWACS, Joint
STARS, B-52, and KC-135 aircraft, and the TF30 for the F-111. In
addition, Pratt & Whitney offers a global network of
Maintenance Repair and Overhaul and Military Aftermarket Services
focused on maintaining engine readiness for our customers.
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