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USAF Awards Pratt & Whitney $5.5 Billion for F117 Engine Sustainment

USAF Awards Pratt & Whitney $5.5 Billion for F117 Engine Sustainment
U.S. Air Force loadmasters and pilots assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, load passengers aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, on Aug. 24, 2021 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a more than $5.5 billion contract for F117 engine sustainment. "The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $8,241,064,215 from $2,740,747,815," the Air Force said in a contract announcement. "Work will be performed in San Francisco, California; Columbus, Georgia; and Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2027. This contract involves Foreign Military Sales to the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, United…

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