Rolls-Royce
has signed contracts with Britain's Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department
of Defense worth more than $1.6 billion.
Under
the first agreement, Rolls-Royce will deliver nuclear reactor cores for
Britain's submarine fleet. The second agreement, worth $103.3 million, is for
maintenance and support of its F405 engines, which are used on the U.S. Navy's
T-45 training aircraft.
Included
in the $1.6 billion contract with Britain, the company will, in addition to
maintaining and operating its facility for manufacture reactor cores for the
British navy, complete a phased rebuilding of the plant to support future
Ministry of Defense needs.
"This
is excellent news that demonstrates the high level of trust the Ministry of
Defense has in both our technology and the expertise of our highly skilled
workforce," said Jason Smith, Rolls-Royce's president, Submarines, and
chief operating officer of Nuclear business. "This new facility will
deploy advanced manufacturing techniques to enhance our world leading nuclear
manufacturing capability."
Under
the award from the U.S. Defense Department, administered by the Naval Air
Systems Command, Rolls-Royce will provide inventory control, integrated
logistics support and required engineering for both the F405 engine and the
aircraft gas turbine starting system on T-45 trainers.
More
than 200 of the planes at four principle U.S. Naval Air Stations are covered
under the contract.
"Our
MissionCare contract with the U.S. Navy is one of our most successful
partnerships and we take great pride in supporting the training of new aviators
for the Navy and Marine Corp," said Paul Craig, Rolls-Royce's president of
Defense Services said. "We look forward to another successful year,
working in partnership with our customer to maximize engine availability for
training missions."
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