Pratt & Whitney Selected to Power Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16s

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Pratt & Whitney
F100-PW-229 engine has been selected by the Royal Moroccan Air Force to power
their new fleet of F-16 Block 52 aircraft. The engine program, sold through
the U.S. Government's Foreign Military Sales program, is valued at
approximately $170 million and is scheduled for delivery in 2010 and 2011.
Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
"We are honored by the Royal Moroccan Air Force's selection of Pratt &
Whitney's F100-PW-229 engine to power their F-16s," said Bill Begert, Vice
President of Business Development for Pratt & Whitney. "We look forward to a
long and successful relationship."
The F100-PW-229 engine offers the Royal Moroccan Air Force a lower total
cost of ownership and an outstanding record of safety. Incorporating the
latest technologies, this propulsion system provides advanced, dependable
power for F-16 fighter aircraft around the world. To date, the F100-PW-229
powered aircraft fleet has logged more than 963,000 flight hours in more than
16 years of operational service.
The Royal Moroccan Air Force becomes the 22nd international customer to
select the F100 engine family. F100 engines power F-16 aircraft utilized
throughout region in Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Portugal.
The F100-PW-229 is the latest evolution of the F100 family of fighter
aircraft engines. Incorporation of the F100-PW-229 Engine Enhancement Package
(EEP) -- successfully demonstrated in 2004 -- will lead to the objective of
increasing the engine depot inspection interval from seven years to ten years.
In addition, the EEP configuration will provide up to a 30 percent life cycle
cost reduction over the life the engine. The EEP will also offer significant
safety benefits; reducing the predicted in-flight shutdown rate by up to 25
percent. The F100-PW-229 engine is the only fighter engine funded and
qualified by the U.S. Air Force to the 6000 cycle capability.
Pratt & Whitney military engines include the F135 for the F-35 Lightning
II, the F119 for the F-22 Raptor, the F100 family that powers the F-15 and
F-16, the F117 for the C-17 Globemaster III, the J52 for the EA-6B Prowler,
the TF33 powering AWACS, Joint STARS, B-52, and KC-135 aircraft, and the TF30
for the F-111. In addition, Pratt & Whitney offers a global network of MRO
and MAS focused on maintaining engine readiness for our customers. Pratt &
Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft
engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United
Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing
high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building
industries.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future
business opportunities. Actual results may differ materially from those
projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not
limited to changes in government procurement priorities and practices or in
the number of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design, development,
production and support of technologies; as well as other risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time
in United Technologies Corporation's Securities and Exchange Commission
filings.
Steve Lowry Jennifer Whitlow
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines Pratt & Whitney
860.416.4076 860.565.9600
steven.lowry@pw.utc.com jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com

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Steve Lowry of Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, +1-860-416-4076,
steven.lowry@pw.utc.com, or Jennifer Whitlow of Pratt & Whitney,
+1-860-565-9600, jennifer.whitlow@pw.utc.com