SEO Title
Pratt & Whitney Wins South Korean Engine Support Contract
Subtitle
P&W has signed a third contract for fighter engine support
Subject Area
Defense
Channel
Engines
Onsite / Show Reference
Singapore Airshow 2024
Aircraft Reference
Lockheed Martin F-16
Company Reference
Pratt & Whitney Power Group
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Teaser Text
Pratt & Whitney will continue to provide maintenance support to the Republic of Korea Air Force’s F100-powered F-15 and F-16 fighters.
Content Body

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Procurement Agency has awarded Pratt & Whitney a performance-based logistics sustainment contract with a base value of $355 million. The contract covers ongoing maintenance of the F100 engines that power the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF) Lockheed Martin F-16C/Ds and some of its Boeing F-15Ks. It is the third iteration of the sustainment program since Korea awarded the first contract in 2012.

The ROKAF’s initial batch of 40 F-15K Slam Eagles, ordered in 2002 and first delivered in 2005, featured General Electric F110 engines, but a follow-on batch of 21 aircraft switched to the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229EEP (engine enhancement package) powerplant. Pratt & Whitney engines have powered all of the 180 F-16s (Blocks 32 and 52) bought for the ROKAF since 1981.

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AIN Story ID
419
Writer(s) - Credited
David Donald
Content Label
Engines
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