Pratt & Whitney, Netherlands Ministry Ink F135 Depot Activation Contract

(RTTNews) - Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (UTX) company, Monday said it has signed a depot activation contract with the Netherlands Ministry of Defense or MOD to establish a Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, & Upgrade or MRO&U capability for the F135 engine which powers the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.

This initial contract will include planning and management activities required for MRO&U activation in 2019.

Follow-on contracts with P&W and the F-35 Joint Program Office are expected in support of the establishment of F135 depot capabilities. This includes assembly, disassembly, cleaning, inspection and testing at the Logistics Center Woensdrecht.

Last December, the U.S. Department of Defense assigned the Netherlands as one of the European countries where the maintenance of the F135 engines will be carried out.