EAST HARTFORD, Conn.,
Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt
& Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX),
has been awarded a $437 million
contract modification by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management
Center (AFLCMC) for next generation adaptive propulsion risk
reduction for potential air superiority applications.
"We look forward to continuing the maturation of adaptive engine
technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force for the next
generation of combat aircraft," said Chris
Flynn, Vice President of Military Development Programs at
Pratt & Whitney. "In addition to providing a seamless
transition between high thrust and fuel efficiency, adaptive
propulsion can enable an unprecedented range of capability growth
in mission systems and heat dissipation capacity at the air vehicle
level. We are committed to giving the warfighter a technological
advantage."
Along with a demand-modulated engine architecture, Pratt &
Whitney is also maturing an adaptive technology suite that includes
control systems as well as power and thermal management systems to
enable enhanced range, persistence, survivability, and
maintainability capabilities for advanced weapon systems.
In addition to advancing proven fifth-generation engine
technology, Pratt & Whitney is leveraging learnings from design
and test activities completed as part of the Adaptive Engine
Technology Development (AETD) effort to ensure the Adaptive Engine
Transition Program (AETP) refines the technologies necessary to
meet future mission requirements of air superiority
applications.
About Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture
and service of aircraft and helicopter engines, and auxiliary power
units. United Technologies Corp., based in Farmington, Connecticut, provides
high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace
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concerning future business opportunities. Actual results may differ
materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in government
procurement priorities and practices, budget plans and availability
of funding, and in the number of aircraft to be built; challenges
in the design, development, production and support of advanced
technologies, and the realization of the anticipated benefits
associated with those advanced technologies; as well as other risks
and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from
time to time in United Technologies Corp.'s Securities and Exchange
Commission filings.
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