Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract for $182.7 million by the US Air Force to expand the company’s support of the C-130J transport fleet.

The MissionCare™ contract covers sustainment services for the Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines as well as nacelles and propellers on the US Air Force C-130J fleet. The work includes logistics and program management support, engineering services, spares and technical data support. The Air Force increased its order for spares and spare parts, as well as adding Rolls-Royce Field Service Representatives at two new bases.

Rolls-Royce now provides C-130J support at 12 US Air Force bases, with 10 in the US and two overseas.

Paul Craig, Rolls-Royce, President – Defence Customer Services, said, “We continually seek new ways to deliver innovative and cost effective support to the US Air Force and we are delighted to be expanding our services on their behalf.“

Through MissionCare, Rolls-Royce offers a suite of services, tailored to each military customer’s needs. The US Air Force contract is in the seventh option year, providing a variety of support for the fleet of C-130J aircraft. Rolls-Royce has met availability metrics every year, while helping the USAF meet its combat deployments overseas. Through proactive fleet management, Rolls-Royce has maintained greater than 90 percent parts and fleet availability.

The Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engine is part of the AE product family, which has over 5,800 engines in service and nearly 60 million flight hours. Rolls-Royce also supports the C-130J engine fleet through its new Defense Operations Center in Indianapolis, providing 24/7 real-time engineering support for operators of a variety of aircraft for the USAF and other military branches.

Rolls Royce press release