Morocco has initially ordered 29 F100-PW-229 engines from Raytheon Technologies for the 25 F-16 C/D Block 72 aircraft purchased from the United States.
The company is expected to complete production and delivery of the F100-PW-229 engines by 2025.
The company will complete production at its factory in East Hartford, Connecticut.
United Technologies, the parent company of Pratt & Whitney, which develops the power group of the F-16 Block 72 multi-role combat aircraft, merged with another defense industry giant, Raytheon, last year.
The new company was renamed Raytheon Technologies.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)