More than 60% of the work on Pratt & Whitney’s major new fighter jet engine contract will be carried out in Connecticut. That’s according to the contract issued by the Department of Defense, which says that 53% of the work on the F135 engine core upgrade will be carried out at Pratt’s home base in East Hartford,

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $1.3 billion contract to Pratt & Whitney late Monday, giving a major boost to a program that will modernize the engines used in military fighter jets

Pratt & Whitney, an RTX subsidiary, expand its military engine manufacturing capacity to meet demand for F135 and F100 engines.

East Hartford-based Pratt & Whitney awarded $1.3 billion by the U.S. Department of Defense for F-35 engine upgrades, supporting thousands of jobs.

Pratt & Whitney, a division of RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies), has been awarded a major contract worth up to USD 1.3 billion to accelerate the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) project. This crucial enhancement is set to boost the durability,

Connecticut's Pratt & Whitney has received a $1.3 billion contract from the U.S. Navy. The Department of Defense announced the contract on Monday. The contract will allow the aerospace manufacturer to work on the F135 Engine Core Upgrade.

Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a reported US$1.3 billion contract by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to continue its work on the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme.

This story was originally published in Connecticut Mirror, a content partner with Rhode Island Current. Read the original version here. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $1.3 billion contract to Pratt & Whitney late Monday,