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Pratt & Whitney PW150 Turboprop Selected for Lockheed Martin Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA)

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Pratt & Whitney Public Relations
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East Hartford, CT , December 16, 2003 – A derivative version of Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) PW150A turboprop engine has been selected by Lockheed Martin to power its proposed four-engine Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) for the U.S. Navy.

The PW150/MMA engine will be a key component of Lockheed Martin’s solution for replacing the U.S. Navy’s fleet of P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. The U.S. Navy is expected to make a single contract award for the MMA program’s System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase in mid-2004.

Louis Chênevert, President, P&W, said, “Pratt & Whitney is committed to offering a full portfolio of propulsion systems, matured in commercial service, for military platforms. Our vast experience in turboprop applications and military engine system design and integration is unmatched, and we look forward to exceeding Lockheed Martin’s expectations on this program.”

In addition to supplying the PW150/MMA engine, P&W will assist Lockheed Martin in optimizing the powerplant installation on its proposed aircraft. Two three-month joint study phases have already been conducted successfully at Lockheed Martin to establish a PW150 configuration that best suits the aircraft.

“This will be another example of how Pratt & Whitney and Lockheed Martin work together successfully to meet customer needs,” said Tom Farmer, President of P&W’s Military Engines division. “Our efforts on the F-16, F/A-22, F-35 and J-UCAS programs demonstrate the capabilities that can be reaped by the customer in selecting a fully integrated team.”

The PW150 turboprop, a 7,000 shp class engine, is part of the highly successful PW100 engine family, a global leader in the regional airline turboprop market that has accumulated more than 80 million operating hours on over 1,900 aircraft.

Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies company (NYSE: UTX), is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines.

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