Israel to buy Pratt Whitney engines for IAF

Israel to buy Pratt Whitney engines for IAF

4 June 2001

Israel's Ministry of Defence has selected Pratt & Whitney's F100-PW-229 engine to power the Israel Air Force's follow-on buy of fighter aircraft. Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, Israel's Deputy Minister of Defence, and Major General (Res.) Amos Yaron, Director General of Israel Ministry of Defence, announced the decision at a meeting at P&W's East Hartford, Connecticut facility.

"This latest procurement marks the third consecutive time that Israel has selected Pratt & Whitney's F100 engine to power our front line fighters,'' said Yaron. "Since the beginning of the Israel Air Force in 1947 with the famous Wasp engine, Pratt & Whitney has been an integral part of our engine world.''

Yaron said the official contract would be signed later in the month, and would cover up to 61 engines for delivery in the years 2005-2008. The deal has an approximate value of $300 million over the life of the programme.

"The Israel Air Force today operates more than 600 Pratt & Whitney military engines...,'' said Louis Chenevert, Pratt & Whitney President. "We have worked hard to make the F100 the safest, most reliable fighter engine in the world, and we are proud that our efforts have been rewarded with the trust and confidence of the State of Israel.''

Rabin and Yaron were joined by several other high ranking Israel government officials on a tour of selected United Technologies Corporation facilities in Connecticut. The visit to East Hartford was preceded by a visit to Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, and was followed by a tour of Pratt & Whitney's Middletown assembly plant.


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