The U.S. Navy has exercised a contract option worth $32,181,162 with Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, a unit of RTX Corp. based in East Hartford, Connecticut. The cost-plus-incentive-fee modification, numbered P00009, adds to a previously awarded contract identified as N0001926C0112. Aerotech News listed the award in its November 2, 2026 Contract Briefs roundup of Department of Defense announcements.
The option provides recurring sustainment support, including repair of repairables, for the F135 propulsion systems that power the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant and the F-35C carrier variant. The work supports the F-35 Lightning II program for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, F-35 cooperative program partners, and Foreign Military Sales customers.
Work will be performed in East Hartford, Connecticut (40%); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (21%); Indianapolis, Indiana (12%); West Palm Beach, Florida (6%); Windsor Locks, Connecticut (6%); Brekstad, Norway (4%); Leeuwarden, Netherlands (3%); Iwakuni, Japan (3%); Williamtown, Australia (2%); Cameri, Italy (1%); Marham, United Kingdom (1%); and Fort Worth, Texas (1%). The work is expected to finish in November 2027.
Funding at the time of award totals the full contract value. Fiscal 2027 operations and maintenance funds include $16,453,791 from the Air Force, $4,164,560 from the Navy, and $1,612,425 from the Marine Corps. F-35 cooperative program partner funds supply $5,738,624, and Foreign Military Sales customer funds supply $4,211,762.
The modification was not competitively procured. Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Source: Aerotech News - https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2026/11/02/contract-briefs-799/