Connecticut could lose between 2,000 and 3,000 jobs, mostly at United Technologies Corp., if the Pentagon cancels production of the F-22 fighter jet, UTC said Monday.
The cuts would be predominantly at Pratt & Whitney and Hamilton Sundstrand, but would also include job losses at Connecticut suppliers, a UTC spokesman said, clarifying remarks made earlier in the day by Louis ChĂȘnevert, UTC’s chief executive.
Any F-22-related cuts at UTC would be in addition to the 11,600 job reductions that UTC said it will make worldwide this year.