Connecticut Manufacturing
The U.S. House of Representatives passed an annual defense spending bill on a bipartisan vote Thursday, sending legislation to the president that includes billions for Connecticut defense sector manufacturers.
Pratt & Whitney will be the sole provider of the F135 military jet engine, following a decades-long push by Connecticut’s congressional delegation to secure funding and protect jobs in the state.
The Department of Defense announced this week it is awarding multiple follow-on contracts that will extend the company’s work in supplying engines on a sole basis for the next seven years. The contracts for the Engine Core Upgrade program will start a few months into fiscal year 2024 and run until the end of 2031.
Pentagon officials announced this week that East Hartford-based Pratt & Whitney will remain the sole source for upgrades of the F-35 jet engine.
U.S. Reps. John Larson, D-1, Joe Courtney, D-2 and Rosa DeLauro, D-3, jointly announced the Pentagon's decision. Prior to the announcement, Pratt & Whitney was awarded a $66 million contract in July to support engine modernization efforts.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) praised the Pentagon’s announcement that Pratt & Whitney will be the sole source for F-35 engine upgrade work.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), and Senator Chris Murphy joined Governor Ned Lamont and U.S.
Hartford, CT – Today, Governor Ned Lamont and the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s (DECD) Office of Manufacturing has been awarded a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the rapid deployment of smart manufacturing technologies into Connecticut’s supply chain.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), and Joe Courtney (CT-02) applauded the Department of Defense’s (DOD) announcement of a $66 million contract with East Hartford-based Pratt & Whitney to support F135 engine modernization efforts.
Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation are seeking millions of dollars in funding for top priorities related to submarines and military construction projects — two areas that greatly contribute to the state’s economy and workforce.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement praising Connecticut delegation members, Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Joe Courtney (CT-02), for their efforts to support the F135 in Connecticut throughout their respective committee markups.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) joined local business leaders to announce the introduction of the bipartisan American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act.