Rolls-Royce Wins $54 Million KC-130 Engines Support Contract

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11:44 AM, March 3, 2014
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Rolls-Royce has won a $54 million contract for depot level repair of engines, propellers and other propulsion system components for 50 KC-130 aircraft for the US Marine Corps and the government of Kuwait.

Work is expected to be completed in February 2015.

This contract combines purchases for the US Marines Corps ($50 million) and the Government of Kuwait ($4 million) under the Foreign Military Sales program.

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