Work has begun on Pratt & Whitney’s new Oklahoma City Sustainment Center at Tinker Air Force Base. The global aerospace company held a groundbreaking ceremony last month. Once completed, the 845,000- square-foot facility will serve as a hub for depot support for Pratt & Whitney military engines maintained at Tinker. Pratt & Whitney plans to invest $255 million into the world-class sustainment center. The new facility includes offices, meeting spaces, storage and procurement facilities and engineering workspaces. It will eventually consolidate six existing sites on the base into two: Pratt & Whitney’s OKC Sustainment Center and Tinker’s Air Logistics Center. Tinker is the state’s largest single-site employer with a workforce of about 26,000 people. The expansion of Pratt & Whitney’s presence at Tinker reflects the critical role the company plays in our nation’s defense capabilities. It also reinforces Oklahoma’s position as a world leader for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft. Oklahoma will have the only PRATT & WHITNEY’S RECENT GROUNDBREAKING AT TAFB SIGNALS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OKC
facility capable of supporting Pratt & Whitney’s core upgrade to the F135 fifth-generation engine. Oklahoma City is home to 291 aerospace entities that produce about $7.2 billion in goods and services. Aerospace companies also pay $3.4 billion in labor income to more than 43,000 workers. Aerospace is Oklahoma’s second-largest sector and continues to grow. Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Skydweller Aero, United Dynamics and Wilder Systems are just a few of the latest aerospace companies to relocate or expand into Oklahoma City. Pratt & Whitney recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its $255 million world-class sustainment center at Tinker AFB.
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