The East Hartford jet engine maker is incorporating additive manufacturing into the production of TJ150 engines to expedite its development.
Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a contract from Leidos Dynetics to supply engines for a small cruise missile.
Alabama-based Leidos Dynetics supplies defense, avionics, cybersecurity and other technologies, principally to the Pentagon.
The TJ150 engines that Pratt will make for the AGM-190A missile is a compact turbojet engine that can be manufactured quickly.
The East Hartford jet engine maker says it is incorporating additive manufacturing into the production of TJ150 engines to expedite its development.
The engine can operate at high altitudes and is designed to power a variety of autonomous systems and weapons for domestic and international customers.
The TJ150 powers several missile applications, and Pratt says more than 2,700 of the engines have been delivered to customers globally.
The value of the latest contract was not disclosed.
