Singapore has selected the General Electric F100-129 over Pratt & Whitney’s F100-229 as the preferred engine for its new fleet of Boeing F-15Ts. GE is in contract negotiations with Singapore and P&W has been informed that it will only be called in for negotiations should the country fail to complete a contract with GE, say industry sources, writes Brendan Sobie.
Last month Singapore confirmed it was in contract negotiations with Boeing for an initial eight to 12 next-generation fighters and had eliminated the only remaining contender, Dassault’s Rafale. In its original proposal to Singapore last year, Boeing included pricing on both the F100-129 and F100-229. But GE and P&W also submitted separate proposals to Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency and the engine contract is being negotiated separately. The contract is expected to include two engines per aircraft, plus two to four spares, but it is unclear if Singapore will acquire eight or 12 F-15Ts. Singapore initially asked for bids for both eight and 12 fighters and is seeking options for another eight to 12 aircraft.
The selection of the F100-129 is a blow to P&W, whose F100-220 and F100-229 now power Singapore’s fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s. P&W also has several joint venture maintenance companies in Singapore and services F100s locally with partner Singapore Technologies Aerospace.
Source: Flight International
