RTX’s Pratt and Whitney Military Engines unit has received a $256.26m modification to an existing contract to add scope for advanced long lead materials for F135 propulsion system spares supporting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme.
The modification covers materials for depot lay-in material, the F-35 global spares pool and country-unique spares for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, non-Department of Defense (DoD) participants, F-35 Cooperative Program Partners and Foreign Military Sales customers.
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The US DoD said the award is modification P00022 to contract N0001920D0013, a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity agreement.
Work is due to be completed in December 2029.
It will take place in East Hartford, Connecticut, which accounts for 73.8% of the work, followed by Cromwell, Connecticut at 19.8%, North Berwick, Maine at 3.3%, Palm Bay, Florida at 1.3%, various locations within the continental US at 0.9% and locations outside the continental US at 0.9%.
According to the contract statement issued on 5 March 2026, no funding will be committed when the award is made, and funds will instead be assigned through individual orders as they are issued.
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By GlobalDataThe Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Last month, RTX also received a contract worth up to $230.56m for long lead time materials, components and related work required to maintain the delivery schedule for F135 Lot 20 propulsion systems.
That contract supports the production of 138 propulsion units for the Marine Corps, Navy, US Air Force, non-US DoD partners and Foreign Military Sales customers.
The F135 engine powers all three variants of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft and produces more than 40,000 lbs. of thrust.
Recently, the Israel Defense Forces said an Israeli Air Force F-35I “Adir” fighter jet shot down an Iranian Air Force Yak-130 over Tehran. The IDF said this was the first time an F-35 “Adir” had downed a crewed aircraft in combat.
