28th Sep 2007 08:00
September 28, 2007 ROLLS-ROYCE AWARDED $700 MILLION CONTRACT FOR V-22 ENGINES
Rolls-Royce has signed a $700 million production contract with the Naval Air Systems Command to produce 370 AE 1107C-Liberty engines for the US Marine Corps' MV-22 and the US Air Force's CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
The five-year contract coincides with the first combat deployment of MV-22 aircraft that took place this month.
The production agreement includes engines for 148 aircraft plus 74 spares, for deliveries going forward to 2013.
Dennis Jarvi, President Defense North America for Rolls-Royce, said: "This agreement represents another significant step in the development of this revolutionary aircraft. Rolls-Royce engines will provide the power, speed and range our customer requires to meet their mission."
The Bell-Boeing aircraft were approved for full-rate production in 2005. The tiltrotor aircraft takes off and lands like a helicopter and can fly like an airplane. The twin engine V-22's fly at twice the speed, with three times the payload and up to five times the range, of conventional helicopters.
NOTE TO EDITORS
1. Rolls-Royce produces the AE 1107C-Liberty engines at its manufacturing
facility in Indianapolis, US.
2. The AE 1107C engine is part of the "common core" AE engine line produced by
Rolls-Royce, and provides more than 6,000 shaft horsepower. The reliable
and proven AE engine line has accumulated more than 25 million flight
hours.
3. Rolls-Royce, the world-leading provider of power systems and services for
use on land, at sea and in the air, operates in four global markets - civil
aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
4. It continues to invest in core technologies, products, people and
capabilities with the objective of broadening and strengthening the product
portfolio, improving efficiency and enhancing the environmental performance
of its products. These investments create high barriers to entry.
5. The success of its products is demonstrated by rapid and substantial gains
in market share. The company now has a total of 54,000 gas turbines in
service worldwide and they generate a demand for high-value services
throughout their operational lives.
6. Rolls-Royce has a broad customer base comprising 600 airlines, 4,000
corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,000 marine customers including 70 navies, and energy customers in 120 countries. Rolls-Royce is a technology leader, employing 38,000 people in offices, manufacturing and service facilities in 50 countries.
For further information, please contact:
Maria Weber Justine SteeleDirector, Corporate Communications Defence AerospaceRolls-Royce Corporation Rolls-Royce plcIndianapolis, IN Bristol
(317) 230-6662; mobile, (317) 213-1392 0117 979 0991 [email protected]
Website: www.rolls-royce.com
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