Rolls awarded $80m US engines contract
Aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract worth $80 million by the US Air Force to provide AE 2100D3 spare engines and parts to power Lockheed Martin C-130J military transport aircraft for the US Air Force, US Marine Corps, the Royal Norwegian Air Force and the Indian Air Force.
Dennis Jarvi, President Defense North America for Rolls-Royce, said:
The AE 2100D3 engine is a lightweight, modular turboprop engine with 4,600 shaft-horsepower. The 'common core' AE engine line is produced by Rolls-Royce and manufactured in Indianapolis, Indiana. Along with the AE 3007 and AE 1107C-Liberty, the proven engine line has totaled more than 37 million hours of service.
The agreement, which is administered by the US Air Force at Robins Air Force
Base, Georgia, includes an initial 27 AE 2100D3 spare engines and parts for delivery through 2011.
