In this file photo, a model of a F-22 Raptor, which is powered by Pratt and Whitney F-119 engines, sits in front of the offices of United Technologies in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham, file)
Updated: Thursday, 17 Jan 2013, 6:26 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 17 Jan 2013, 6:02 AM EST
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — Pratt & Whitney is marking the final delivery of a military jet engine in what an executive calls a bittersweet event.
The subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. and representatives of the Air Force, Lockheed Martin and Boeing will mark the delivery Thursday of the 507th and last F-119 engine for the Air Force's F-22 Raptor at Pratt & Whitney's plant in Middletown.
Then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the end of production in 2010. Pratt & Whitney delivered the first production F-119 engine in December 2000.
Bennett Croswell, president of military engines at Pratt & Whitney, says the company doesn't often see engines end production, making the ceremony an unusual event. He called it bittersweet.
In a partnership with the Air Force, Pratt & Whitney will shift to managing scheduled overhauls of the F119 engine fleet.
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