The Pentagon has increased to $5.5 billion the contract of Pratt & Whitney to support F117 engines for C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract several years agofor support

Recently, the amount of the agreement has doubled compared to the original one.

What is known

In 2017, the Pentagon agreed with Pratt & Whitney to maintain and repair F117-PW-100 turbofan engines for the U.S. fleet of C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft.The deal was worth $2.7 billion, but it recently increased to $5.5 billion and already includessupport for U.S. Air Force and allied aircraft.

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Engine upgrade package will save the C-17Globemaster III from over 20 workshop visits. This will save $29 million per year in fuel costs (6.5 million gallons) and reduce carbon emissions by 63.5 million kg.

One of the innovations will be new technologycompressor blade coatings. Experts at the US Air Force Research Laboratory estimate that this will extend operational time by 16% and reduce fuel consumption by more than 1%.

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Pratt &amp; Whitney provides security supportF117 installations for more than 30 years. The work of the company's specialists has allowed C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft to fly more than 17 million hours in military and humanitarian missions.