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F135 Engine Program Places US$48 Million Purchase Order with GasTOPS of Canada

Erin Dick
P&W Military Engines
+1-860-557-0122
erin.dick@pw.utc.com

Matthew Perra
Pratt & Whitney
+1-860-565-8938
matthew.perra@pw.utc.com

EAST HARTFORD, Conn., May 27, 2009 – Pratt & Whitney announced today that Hamilton Sundstrand, a key supplier on the F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II, placed a purchase order with GasTOPS for the fan eddy current sensor for the F135. The agreement has a potential value of $48 million over the life of the program. Pratt & Whitney and Hamilton Sundstrand are United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) companies.

"Our company has worked closely with Pratt & Whitney and Hamilton Sundstrand for many years on the development and introduction of advanced sensors for engine health monitoring," said Dave Muir, chief executive officer of GasTOPS. "We are extremely pleased and proud to be selected for this new program and to have the opportunity to continue this successful partnership."

The fan eddy current system is part of the prognostic health monitoring system that monitors the structural health of the fan blades.

"GasTOPS is a Canadian provider of integrated control and condition assessment solutions to proactively monitor the health of critical engine components,” said Warren Boley, vice president, Pratt & Whitney’s F135 programs. “P&W is pleased to continue developing this important partnership and the F135 program will benefit from the prognostic solutions they provide.”

This is the third part manufacturing order for the F135 placed with GasTOPS. They all produce parts for the military F119 and the commercial PurePower™ PW1000G Engines.

The fan eddy current sensor is part of the F135 engine control system for which Hamilton Sundstrand is responsible. Hamilton Sundstrand has worked with GasTOPS for more than 20 years.

GasTOPS is an Ottawa based company recognized as world leader in the provision of control and condition assessment solutions for rotating machinery.

The F135 is the only engine powering the F-35 Lightning II flight test program, and has proven it can meet diverse aircraft requirements. The ground and flight test experience demonstrates the maturity and the associated reliability of the F135 engine for armed forces around the world.

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 commercial 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 the Lightning II funding related to the F-35 aircraft and F135 engines, 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.

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