Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has been awarded a 10-month contract by Lockheed Martin for preliminary design of the high speed accelerator for a turbine-based combined-cycle (TBCC) propulsion system, which could support flight up to Mach 6. Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne is a unit of United Technologies Corporation (UTX).
In Phase I of the TBCC Mode Transition Demonstrator Program, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne will develop preliminary designs for a dual-mode ramjet combustor with related control and fuel system components.
El Al , Israel ‘s national airline, signed a five-year, $70 million extension agreement with jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney for engine maintenance and overhaul. The service is for PW4060 engines on El Al’s Boeing 767s and 747-400s. The agreement includes management and overhaul of the engines with an option to extend the contract for up to five more years.
United Technologies Corp.’s Sikorsky Aircraft received a $133.5 million contract boost from the Navy to provide maintenance and logistics services for three kinds of aircraft. The services cover military trainer aircraft: T-34, T-44 and T-6. Work will be performed in several locations including Naval Air Stations in Corpus Christi, Texas, Whiting Field, Fla., Pensacola, Fla., and more, and is expected to be completed by September 2010.
United Technologies Corporation provides high technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. Operating units include businesses with operations throughout the world. Otis, Carrier and UTC Fire & Security (collectively referred to as the commercial businesses) serve customers in the commercial and residential property industries worldwide; Carrier also serves commercial, industrial, transport refrigeration and food service equipment customers. Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand and Sikorsky (collectively referred to as the aerospace businesses) primarily serve commercial and government customers in both the original equipment and aftermarket parts and services markets of the aerospace industry; Hamilton Sundstrand and Pratt & Whitney also serve customers in certain industrial markets. Major competitors include General Electric Company (GE) and Boeing Company (BA).
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