US Department of Defence has awarded United Technologies Corp., Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, $2 billion 16 million 115 thousand 217  for modification of engines in support of the F-35 Lightning II Low-Rate Initial Production Lot 11 aircraft.

The award is for Lot 11 production propulsion systems to include 10 F135-PW-100 propulsions systems for the Navy; 51 F135-PW-100 propulsion systems for the Air Force; and 24 F135-PW-600 propulsion systems for the Marine Corps.

Additionally, this contract procures 49 F135-PW-100 and 1 F135-PW-600 propulsion system for non-U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) participants and foreign military sales (FMS) customers. At total for 130 engines.

This modification combines purchases for the Marine Corps ($663,472,076, 33 percent); Air Force ($592,022,963, 29 percent); Navy ($136,042,051, 7 percent); non-U.S. DoD participants ($335,600,247; 17 percent); and FMS customers ($288,977,880; 14 percent).