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President and Country Head, Pratt & Whitney, Ashmita Sethi

Could you tell us about the military platforms Pratt & Whitney powers globally, and in India?

Pratt & Whitney’s 7000+ military engines, in service with 34 armed forces around the world, power a wide range of tactical, strategic and mobility aircraft. These include the F135 for the F-35 Lightning II, the F119 for the F-22 Raptor, the F100 family for the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, F117 for the C-17 Globemaster III, PW4062/F139 for the KC-46 Pegasus and the V2500-E5 for the Embraer C-390 Millennium.

In India, we power nearly 90 aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF), from the PT6A-powered Pilatus PC-7s to the F117-powered Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs. This engine fleet will continue to grow as the IAF inducts 56 twin-PW127G-powered Airbus C295 aircraft over the next few years.

The first C295 just arri

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