 United Technologies awarded $6.7B contract for F-22 engine Washington (UPI) Dec 15, 2017 - United Technologies has been awarded $6.7 billion in a contract with the U.S. Air Force for sustainment on the Pratt and Whitney F-119 engine for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, comes under the terms of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract between the U.S. Air Force and United Technologies. The F-22 Raptor is a 5th generation stealth air-superiority fighter with ground attack capabilities and is one of the most advanced fighters in the world. The aircraft has seen recent action in Afghanistan, as it aircraft was used in counter-revenue operations targeting Taliban narcotic manufacturing locations in the northern region of Helmand Province. Work on the contract will be performed at multiple Air Force bases across the U.S., and is expected to be completed in December 2025.
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Lockheed Martin was awarded a $7 billion contact from the U.S. Air Force for the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor sustainment.
The terms of the deal were announced Thursday in a press statement released by the Department of Defense. The contract is classified under a indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract over a five-year period, with an expected completion date of Dec. 2027.
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a 5th generation stealth air-superiority fighter with ground attack capabilities and is one of the most advanced fighters in the world.
The aircraft has seen recent action in Afghanistan, as the aircraft was selected for use in counter-revenue operations targeting Taliban narcotic manufacturing locations in the northern region of Helmand Province, due to the aircraft carrying GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs -- a precision-guided weapon system, according to Defense Department officials and previous UPI reporting.
The contract between Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force provides for comprehensive F-22 air vehicle sustainment, according to the Pentagon press statement. Work is scheduled to be performed at five operational U.S. Air Force and joint service bases and five U.S. military installation support bases across the U.S., in addition to some undisclosed overseas locations.
More than $1.9 million from fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds will be obligated to Lockheed Martin at the time of award contract, according to the press release.
Last week, United Technologies was awarded $6.7 billion from the U.S. Air Force for sustainment on the Pratt and Whitney F-119 engine that powers Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor.
Similar to Thursday's contract award, United Technologies is also classified as a indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract until Dec. 2025.
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