# GKN Fokker signs supply agreement with Pratt & Whitney for F135 engine composite parts

GKN Fokker signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney for the initial production of advanced composite parts for the F135 engine, which powers the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. The contract expands GKN Aerospace's involvement in the F135 program.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-02-04
- Where: Hoogeveen, Netherlands, Netherlands
- Status: announced
- Products: advanced composite parts for F135 engine
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [GKN Fokker](https://endata.com/companies/37100.md)
- [Pratt & Whitney](https://endata.com/companies/234.md) (customer)
- [GKN Fokker](https://endata.com/companies/37100.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [compositesworld.com](https://www.compositesworld.com/news/gkn-aerospace-to-supply-composite-components-for-f135-engine), 2019-02-04: "This award underscores Pratt & Whitney's commitment to F135 engine industrial participation in the Netherlands."
- [themachinist.in](https://www.themachinist.in/news/5086/gkn-aerospace-pratt-whitney-sign-agreement), 2019-02-05: "This agreement reaffirms the success of the F-35 and F135 industrial participation program in the Netherlands."

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