MEDIA CENTER - JSF PRESS RELEASES
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June 2010
Pratt & Whitney F135 Propulsion System Achieves Historic Supersonic Success
Erin Dick
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
June 28, 2010
Pratt & Whitney
F135 Propulsion System Achieves Successful First Navy Variant F-35C Flight,
Installation of First Production F135
Erin Dick
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
June 24, 2010
March 2010
Pratt & Whitney
Delivers Final F135 Flight Test Engine, First Lot of Production Engines
Erin Dick
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
May 25, 2010
Pratt & Whitney
F135 Propulsion System Powers Historic First Vertical Landing of F-35 Lightning
II
Erin Dick
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
March 19, 2010
Pratt & Whitney
Conventional Take Off and Landing-Carrier Variant F135 Engine Receives
Initial Service Release
Erin Dick
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
March 5, 2010
January 2010
Pratt & Whitney
F135 Engine Powers F-35 Historic First In Flight STOVL Conversion
Erin Dick
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
January 8, 2010
Pratt & Whitney Delivers Final Conventional Take Off and Landing/Carrier Variant F135 System Development and Demonstration Engine
Erin Dick
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
January 5, 2010
November 2009
Pratt & Whitney
Delivers 400th F119 Engine to U.S. Air Force
Erin Dick
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
November 23, 2009
Pratt & Whitney
F135 Engine Completes Initial Service Release Altitude Qualification
Test
Erin Dick
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines
November 9, 2009
September 2009
Pratt & Whitney Statement on Cause of F135 Ground Test Engine Incident
--September 18, 2009
Pratt & Whitney Stands Behind Cost Commitment on F135 Engine for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
-- September 15, 2009
July 2009
Pratt & Whitney
Powered F-35 Carrier Variant Aircraft Makes Debut
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July 30, 2009
Pratt & Whitney
Statement on F135 Engine Development and Production Progress
-- July 29, 2009
F135 Engine Exceeds 12,000 Engine Test Hours
as Pratt & Whitney Prepares to Deliver First Production Engines
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July 28, 2009
Pratt & Whitney
Awarded $684 Million in New Contracts for F135 Engine Production
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July 22, 2009
June 2009
Pratt & Whitney F119 Sets Standard for Fighter Engine Safety, Delivers Proven Fifth Generation Performance for the F135 – June 15, 2009
May 2009
Pratt & Whitney F135 STOVL Exceeds and Completes Vertical Thrust Requirement - May 18, 2009
February 2009
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 STOVL Engine Cleared for Powered Lift Operations - Feb. 5, 2009
November 2008
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Successfully Completes First Supersonic Flight - November 25, 2008
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Completes Successful Engine Air Restart Testing on F-35 - Nov. 7, 2008
October 2008
Pratt & Whitney Awarded $78M F135 Long Lead Production Contract - October 24, 2008
September 2008
Pratt & Whitney Awarded Production Contract for F135 Propulsion Systems - September 25, 2008
July 2008
Pratt & Whitney F135 Engine Exceeds 10,000 SDD Ground Test Hours - July 14, 2008
June 2008
Pratt & Whitney's F135 Powers First F-35B Lightning II STOVL Flight Test - June 11, 2008
May 2008
Pratt & Whitney's F135 Powers First F-35B STOVL-Mode Test - May 30, 2008
Pratt & Whitney F135 Team Receives STOVL Flight Qualification - May 20, 2008
April 2008
Pratt & Whitney F135 Team Completes STOVL Altitude Flight Qualification Testing - April 4, 2008
March 2008
Pratt & Whitney F135 Engine Exceeds 9,000 SDD Ground Test Hours - March 3, 2008
December 2007
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Featured in F-35 STOVL Ceremony - Dec. 18, 2007
November 2007
F135 Team Delivers F135 STOVL Propulsion System to Lockheed Martin - Nov. 28, 2007
September 2007
Pratt & Whitney Awarded First Production Contract for F135 Engines - September 26, 2007
Pratt & Whitney Qualified F135 Engine Test Center at Patuxent River Naval Air Station - September 11, 2007
August 2007
Pratt & Whitney Awarded Production Contract for F135 Engines - August 27, 2007
Lexington Institute Issue Brief Says Case for F-35 alternate engine is Weak - August 21, 2007
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 STOVL Team Completes Propulsion System Test - August 8, 2007
Pratt & Whitney F135 Engine Achieves 8,000 SDD Ground Test Hours - August 1, 2007
May 2007
Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce F135 STOVL Team Completes Gearbox Test - May 4, 2007
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Powers Three Flight Tests within 48 Hours - May 10, 2007
Pratt & Whitney/Rolls-Royce F135 STOVL Team Completes Successful Gearbox Test - May 4, 2007
June 2007
Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce F135 STOVL Team Completes Propulsion System Test - June 12, 2007
January 2007
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Completes Successful Afterburner Test - Jananuary 31, 2007
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Achieves 7,000 SDD Ground Test Hours - January 24, 2007
December 2006
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Powers Joint Strike Fighter First Flight - December 15, 2006
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Powers the First F-35 Low Speed Taxi Test - December 11, 2006
October 2006
Pratt & Whitney F135 Certified to Power Lightning II’s First Flight - Oct. 23, 2006
Pratt & Whitney F135 Program Reaches 6,000 SDD Test Hours, Remains on Track to Support Lightning II’s First Flight - October 10, 2006
Pratt & Whitney F135 Completes Final Flight Clearance Review, Paving the Way for the Lightning II First Flight - October 10, 2006
September 2006
Mighty F-35 Lightning II Engine Roars to Life - Sept. 20, 2006
August 2006
Pratt & Whitney F135 Program Cleared for Installed Ground Engine Runs and Taxi Testing - August 24, 2006
Pratt & Whitney Delivers Third Flight Test F135 Engine for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - August 2, 2006
July 2006
Pratt & Whitney's F135 Engine Featured in F-35 Unveiling - July 7, 2006
June 2006
Pratt & Whitney Delivers Second Flight Test F135 Engine for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - June 29, 2006
Pratt & Whitney F135 Completes First Engine Runs at Joint Reserve Base in Support of JSF Flight Tests - June 21, 2006
April 2006
Pratt & Whitney Awarded First Production Contract For Joint Strike Fighter Engines - April 28, 2006
Pratt & Whitney F135 Program Reaches 5,000 SDD Test Hours, Remains On Track To Support JSF's First Flight - April 24, 2006
February 2006
Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce Sign Agreement for Continued Collaboration on Joint Strike Fighter Propulsion System - February 16, 2006
December 2005
Pratt & Whitney Completes First Flight Test F135 Engine For Joint Strike Fighter - December 5, 2005
November 2005
Pratt & Whitney Logs 4,000 SDD Test Hours on F135 Engine for Joint Strike Fighter - November 30, 2005
August 2005
Pratt & Whitney Awarded Contract Modification to Extend System Development and Demonstration Program for F135 Engine - August 29, 2005
Pratt & Whitney Begins Assembly of First Flight Test F135 Engine for the Joint Strike Fighter - August 23, 2005
June 2005
Pratt & Whitney Enters Partnership with Turkish Industry On Joint Strike Fighter F135 Engine - June 14, 2005
May 2005
F135 Program Reaches 3,000 SDD Test Hours as Pratt & Whitney Prepares to Build First Flight Test Engine - May 20, 2005
March 2005
Pratt & Whitney F135 SDD Program Successfully Completes Post Test Critical Design Review - March 31, 2005
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Program Surpasses 2,500 SDD Test Hours - March 21, 2005
September 2004
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Program Completes 1,000th Test Hour - September 29, 2004
August 2004
Pratt & Whitney Resumes F135 STOVL Propulsion System Testing for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - August 26, 2004
May 2004
First Pratt & Whitney F135 STOVL Propulsion System for F-35 Successfully Demonstrates Hover Thrust - May 24, 2004
April 2004
Tests Begin for F135 STOVL Propulsion System for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - April 16, 2004
February 2004
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 for the Joint Strike Fighter Runs to Full Afterburner - February 2, 2004
November 2003
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Achieves 1st Afterburner Test - Nov. 24, 2003
October 2003
Pratt & Whitney’s First F135 Development Engine for JSF Achieves Military Power In Production Configuration - October 27, 2003
September 2003
Pratt & Whitney completes first production Joint Strike Fighter engine - September 12, 2003
June 2003
Pratt & Whitney Successfully Achieves Milestone: Critical Design Review of the F135 Propulsion System for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - June 16, 2003
October 2002
Pratt & Whitney Issues First F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Content Contract to Norwegian Industry - October 16, 2002
December 2001
Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce to sign US $1 Billion JSF contract - December 19, 2001
October 2001
Pratt & Whitney Awarded $4 Billion JSF Engine Development Contract - October 26, 2001
July 2001
Pratt & Whitney Engines Make History in Boeing, Lockheed Martin JSF STOVL Flights - July 5, 2001
June 2001
Pratt & Whitney, Dutch Companies Sign MOU for JSF Engine Work - June 12, 2001
April 2001
X-35B STVOL Engine Completes Critical Test - April 9, 2001
October 2000
Pratt & Whitney JSF119 Engine Performs Flawlessly During First Flight of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - October 24, 2000
September 2000
Pratt & Whitney JSF119 Engine Demonstrates Flawless Performance in First Flight - Sept. 18, 2000
May 2000
P&W Successfully Completes Testing for JSF119 Engine Flight Clearance - May 25, 2000
March 2000
Pratt & Whitney Ready to Support JSF Flight Tests - March 6, 2000
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