Rolls-Royce strengthened by £61m Hercules contract
AERO engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has won a £61.5m ($97.3m) contract from the US Air Force to support its C-130J transport fleet in 2013.
The MissionCare™ contract covers sustainment services for the Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines as well as the nacelles and propellers on the US Air Force C-130J Hercules fleet. The work includes logistics and programme management support, engineering services, spares and technical data support.
Paul Craig, Rolls-Royce, President – Defence Customer Services, said: “We are proud that the US Air Force has again chosen Rolls-Royce to deliver our innovative and cost effective MissionCare™ support. Rolls-Royce has worked hard to develop service support that aligns our efforts with customer requirements for mission readiness.”
Through MissionCare, Rolls-Royce offers a suite of services, tailored to suit the needs of a particular air force. The US Air Force contract is in the sixth option year, providing a variety of support for the fleet of C-130J aircraft. Rolls-Royce has met it requirements every year, while helping the USAF meet its combat deployments overseas.
Through proactive fleet management, Rolls-Royce said it had has maintained a greater than 90% availability on parts to ensure the fleet was flight-ready.
The Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engine is part of the AE product range. It has around 5,500 engines in service and clocked up more than 54m flight hours. Rolls-Royce also supports the C-130J engine fleet through its new Defense Operations Center in Indianapolis, providing full-time engineering support for operators of a variety of aircraft for the USAF and other military branches.
