HOUTEN, Netherlands (January 22, 2025) – RTX’s Pratt & Whitney today announced plans to create a European Technology and Innovation Center (ETIC) dedicated to advancing technologies enabling more energy-efficient aviation. energy and more sustainable. Pratt & Whitney’s ETIC will be co-located at RTX’s existing Collins Aerospace European Innovation Center in Houten, Netherlands, strengthening RTX’s ability to engage in collaborative initiatives with the aerospace technology ecosystem Dutch and European in the broad sense. Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace are RTX Companies (NYSE: RTX).
“Our new European Technology and Innovation Center will be a gateway to exceptional engineering talent and collaboration opportunities in the Netherlands and across Europe,” said Frank Preli, Vice President of technology at Pratt & Whitney. “A team of Pratt & Whitney innovators based at ETIC will help develop cutting-edge technologies to achieve greater propulsion efficiency and reduce emissions from future aircraft, whether powered by conventional aviation fuels or alternatives, including hydrogen.”
The ETIC directly supports RTX’s growing engagement with the Dutch aerospace industry. RTX recently entered
a memorandum of understanding with the Dutch aerospace groupproviding a framework for advancing commercial aviation technology research, including collaboration with industry, academia and government agencies. RTX also signed a
main research agreement with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
allowing greater collaboration with graduate students and university staff on multiple research projects.
“I am happy to see initiatives such as the Pratt & Whitney European Technology and Innovation Center in the Netherlands,” said Tjerk Opmeer, Deputy Director General for Business and Innovation at the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands. The Netherlands. “This center has the opportunity to strengthen our shared vision to accelerate sustainable aviation through innovation and international collaboration. We are committed to supporting these transformation efforts.
Pratt & Whitney expects ETIC to open in mid-2025, with an initial core of engineers and scientists with the capacity to expand the team based on program development needs. RTX directly employs approximately 22,000 people across 60 locations in Europe, including more than 6,000 Pratt & Whitney employees (primarily based in Poland) and 270 employees across three existing Collins Aerospace locations in the Netherlands, including Houten.
About RTX
With more than 185,000 employees worldwide, RTX pushes the boundaries of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading companies – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – we advance aviation, design integrated defense systems and develop technology solutions and next-generation manufacturing to help our global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2023 revenue of $69 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. For questions or to schedule an interview, please contact
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