Le Bourget, France Pratt & Whitney’s military engines sector is undergoing a time of transition, as the company winds down production of several engines that have been staples of its portfolio for decades while ramping up the manufacture of powerplants for critical next-generation platforms, company President David Hess, said here on Tuesday. Production of the F119 that powers the F-22 concluded last year and the assembly lines for the F100, which propels F-15 and F-16 fighters, and for the F117, the engine on the Air Force’s C-17 transports, are moving into their final stages, Hess told reporters on June 18, the second day of the 50th Paris Air Show. Meanwhile, the F-135 powerplant for the F-35 strike fighter and the PW4062 engine for the Air Force’s KC-46A tanker are becoming “the big growth drivers” of the company’s military work, he said. For example, in 2016, F135 deliveries are scheduled to “start to ramp up dramatically,” he said, noting that the program of record calls for P&W to build 240 F135s in 2020.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
