GE to Produce F110 Engines for F-16 Jets of Slovakia, Bulgaria, Taiwan

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06:52 AM, April 29, 2020
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General Electric has won $707.3 million to supply F110 engines to power F-16 fighter jets of Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Taiwan.

The contract includes F110-GE-129 engine production, provision of installs and spares and modernized engine management system computers, the Pentagon said in a statement Tuesday.

For Qatar, the engines will power the twin-engined Boeing F-15QT.

“These actions involve Foreign Military Sales to Slovakia, Bulgaria, Taiwan and Qatar,” the statement read.

Work is expected to be completed by December 31, 2026.

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