RTX awarded $3.8 billion engine contract for F-35 Lots 18 and 19

RTX awarded $3.8 billion engine contract for F-35 Lots 18 and 19

Naval Air Systems Command yesterday awarded RTX a $3.81 billion contract to produce F135 engines to power Lot 18 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, plus advanced procurement for Lot 19, according to a Pentagon announcement. “This modification definitizes Lot 18 F135 propulsion system production, as well as provides for the production of F135 propulsion systems in support of Lot 19 F-35 aircraft production,” the notice says. The work is expected to be c…