Pratt says awarded $1.05 bln U.S. deal for 48 more F-35 engines

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Engine maker Pratt & Whitney on Thursday said it had won a contract to build an eighth batch of 48 engines for the F-35 fighter jet built by Lockheed Martin Corp, bringing the total value of the deal to $1.05 billion and lowering the cost of the engines by 3.5 to 4.5 percent.