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Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney makes aircraft engines for civil airliners and military aircraft. ↗

HeadquartersEast Hartford, Connecticut ↗
Founded1925 ↗
LeadershipShane Eddy, President ↗
OwnershipSubsidiary of RTX Corporation ↗

Products

  • The F135 is the Pratt & Whitney engine for the F-35 Lightning II. ↗
  • The F119 is the Pratt & Whitney engine for the F-22 Raptor. ↗
  • The F100 engine family powers the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Falcon. ↗
  • The PW1000G is Pratt & Whitney's geared turbofan engine, in service since 2016. ↗

Customers

  • Pratt & Whitney military engines power 27 air forces, with nearly 11,000 engines in service with 23 customers in 22 nations. ↗
  • In November 2022 the Department of Defense awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract of nearly $4.4 billion for 100 jet engines for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. ↗

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