Pratt & Whitney Gets $93 Million for F-22 Engine Work

Nov. 28, 2016

The Air Force on Nov. 22 awarded Pratt & Whitney $93 million for engine work on F-22 Raptors. The contract, which lasts until Dec. 31, 2017, covers sustainment labor, data, and combined test force operations and support for the F119 engines, according to a Defense Department announcement. The contract covers Active Duty and Air National Guard F-22s, with work to be conducted at a Pratt & Whitney facility in East Hartford, Conn., as well as Edwards AFB, Calif.; JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska; JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; Hill AFB, Utah; JB Langley-Eustis, Va.; Nellis AFB, Nev.; Sheppard AFB, Texas; Tinker AFB, Okla.; and Tyndall AFB, Fla.

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