# Pratt & Whitney wins $66 million F-35 engine upgrade contract

Pratt & Whitney received a $66 million contract from the US Department of Defense for initial activities on the Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) programme for the F-35 fighter fleet. The funds will support design engineering, technology maturation, and long-lead material purchases.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-07-12
- Where: East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Value: $66.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: F135 engine core upgrade
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Pratt & Whitney](https://endata.com/companies/234.md)
- [Pratt & Whitney](https://endata.com/companies/234.md) (supplier)
- [U.S. Air Force](https://endata.com/companies/1019.md) (customer)
- [U.S. Navy](https://endata.com/companies/4174.md) (customer)
- [US Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/4254.md) (customer)
- [RTX Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/13755.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [flightglobal.com](https://www.flightglobal.com/engines/2023/07/pratt-whitney-wins-initial-f-35-engine-upgrade-contract/), 2023-07-12: "We will use this funding to make quick progress on our Engine Core Upgrade’s preliminary design efforts, and that will keep us on track to deliver this important capability starting in 2028."
- [hartfordbusiness.com](https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/connecticut-firms-win-military-contracts-totalling-more-than-130m/), 2023-07-28: "Two Connecticut manufacturers on Thursday received more than $130 million in government contracts for work they’re doing for the Army and Navy."
- [defensedaily.com](https://www.defensedaily.com/contract-awards/contract-award-raytheon-technologies-corp-doing-business-as-pratt-and-whitney-military-engines-east-hartford-connecticut-59318284/), 2023-08-21: "Raytheon Technologies Corp., doing business as Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut, is awarded a $59,318,284 fixed-price-incentive-fee modification."
- [defensenews.com](https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/08/23/lockheed-pratt-win-1-billion-in-navy-deals-for-f-35-parts-equipment/), 2023-08-23: "Pratt & Whitney had received a contract modification valued at more than $59 million to procure advanced long-lead time hardware for the F-35's F135 engines"

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