Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corporation UTX , inked a historic contract with the Israeli Ministry of Defense (“IMOD”) to provide support to the Israeli Air Force — marking the longest-term, most comprehensive performance-based logistics contract for its fighter engines to date. Under the fleet management program (“FMP”) contract, Pratt & Whitney will ensure 100% daily propulsion readiness for the whole Israeli fleet of F-15I and F-16I aircraft for the next 15 years. From Jan 1, 2016, Pratt & Whitney will deliver full propulsion sustainment support — which covers item repair management, material forecasting and provisioning of operational, intermediate and depot-level spare parts — for Israeli Air Force’s fleet of F100-PW-229 engines […]