Pratt & Whitney awarded $65 million contract for F100 engine maintenance

The U.S. Air Force awarded Pratt & Whitney a $65 million contract to provide maintenance for F100 engines powering F-16 fighter aircraft from various international F100 customers, including Egypt, Jordan, Taiwan and Thailand. The three-year contract contains extension options, making the potential value approximately $100 million over the life of the contract. Under this contract, Pratt & Whitney will provide F100 module overhaul maintenance for its foreign military customers operating F100-PW-220 and F100-PW-229 engines. The overhaul work will be done at Pratt & Whitney’s San Antonio, Texas, facility and cover the fan, engine core, low pressure turbine, high pressure turbine and gearbox in the F100 engine.