Safran Aero Boosters and BMT Aerospace to 3D Print Large-Scale Titanium Components for the F135 Engine

Belgium-based Safran Aero Boosters has signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney to qualify and deliver large-scale, highly complex components for the F135 engine that powers the F-35 Lightning II. The deal was formalized at the Farnborough International Airshow on July 22, 2026, in the presence of Theo Francken, Belgium’s Minister of Defence, and Adrien Dolimont, Minister-President of Wallonia.

The work will be carried out with Flanders-based BMT Aerospace, Safran Aero Boosters’ longtime partner on the program. Both companies have demonstrated strong capabilities in additive manufacturing for aerospace applications, and Safran frames the project as a significant step toward validating the technology at scale, while positioning Belgium as a source of high-technology supply chain solutions