Connecticut Manufacturing
Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a $1.6 billion “undefinitized” contract action for sustainment of F135 engines, according to the company.
The engines power all “three variants of the F-35 Lightning II, the world’s most advanced fighter aircraft,” according to the East Hartford-based company.
Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy announced a resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Pratt & Whitney. Since Pratt & Whitney’s founding in 1925, the company has become a global leader in the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units for military, commercial, and civil aviation customers. Today, the company supports more than 90,000 in-service engines.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) spoke on the House Floor to recognize the 100th anniversary of Pratt & Whitney, based in East Hartford Connecticut. Established on July 22, 1925, Pratt & Whitney employs approximately 11,000 Connecticut workers, and is recognized around the world for building the most capable production fighter engine the world has ever known, the F135.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the IAM machinists vote to approve a new contract with RTX after three weeks on strike.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after RTX announced a tentative agreement with IAM Locals 700 and 1746, who represent 3,000 machinists in East Hartford and Middletown.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after IAM Locals 700 and 1746 voted to go on strike at RTX’s East Hartford and Middletown Pratt & Whitney plants.
East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), amember of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, denounced President Trump’s unilateral and across-the-board tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

