Rolls-Royce bags huge US Air Force contract
MIDLANDS aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has won a contract worth more than $100m (£63m) from the US Air Force.
The contract is to purchase spare engines and parts for its C-130J fleet and to support foreign military sales customers.
Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines power all C-130J aircraft in the US military and global fleets, while legacy C-130 aircraft are powered by Rolls-Royce T56 engines.
Tom Hartmann, Rolls-Royce, senior vice president, customer business, said, “Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines provide the dependable, efficient power required by the US Air Force and our allies to complete their transport missions with the C-130J fleet.
“We also successfully manage propulsion support for the Air Force to keep its C-130J fleet operating at peak efficiency, while continuing to focus on affordability for our customers.”
The AE 2100 is part of the Rolls-Royce AE family of engines, with nearly 6,000 total engines delivered and more than 61m flight hours across the military and commercial fleets.
Eight days ago Rolls-Royce announced it is to cut 2,600 jobs – the bulk of them within its aerospace division – as it responds to declining demand across its markets.
The company said the restructuring would see the jobs lost during the next 18 months, with the majority achieved in 2015.
