Development for the Pratt & Whitney-designed J58 turbojet engine began in 1958. At the time, the United States Navy sought a fast reconnaissance jet, though it would later be the U.S. Air Force's ...

The Pratt & Whitney J58, an engine that was designated by the manufacturer as the JT11D-20, is an American-built jet engine that originally powered the Lockheed A-12, and later the YF-12 and the ...

Pratt & Whitney's jet engine development began in 1944. Its first model was licensed from Rolls-Royce and was called the Nene, although it later became known as the J42 Turbo-Wasp.

In 2023, Pratt & Whitney announced that more than 1,000 of its engines needed to be removed and re-inspected after the discovery of microscopic cracks due to a defect in a powder metal coating ...

Pratt & Whitney on Wednesday celebrated the production of its 1,000th F-135 military engine as the possibility that competition may emerge from an old rival to take on familiar complaints about… ...

Rotating Detonation Engine rig test. (Image credit: AFRL) Pratt & Whitney is not the only engine manufacturer studying this technology. In 2023, General Electric Aerospace announced a successful ...

Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing about 3,000 machinists in Connecticut. They've been on strike since May 4 demanding improved ...

Pratt & Whitney is planning further development of rotating detonation engine (RDE) technology following “positive test results” from a series of ground tests.

CT’s Pratt & Whitney gets $1.3B contract for F135 engine upgrades by Lisa Hagen October 1, 2024 @ 2:45 pm Updated October 2, 2024 @ 4:22 pm Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook ...

Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing about 3,000 machinists in Connecticut. They've been on strike since May 4 demanding improved ...

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney announced Friday that it reached a tentative agreement with the union representing about 3,000 machinists in Connecticut who've been ...