US Navy awards aircraft CLS contract

October 2, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Military Aviation, Rolls-Royce, U.S. Navy, logistics, production program, training 

Rolls-Royce was awarded a contract to provide support to US Navy aircraft engines. It is worth about $90 M and could last five years if all options are provided. Rolls Royce makes the engine for the T-45 trainer used by the Navy and the Air Force. The CLS is called “Power by the Hour”, meaning service is provided based on the use of the engines by the aircraft. Each flight hour will cost so much for the maintenance.

For more see the press release at MarketWatch.com.

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Britain expected to buy KC-30 aircraft as well

March 23, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, EADS, England, Rolls-Royce, commercial aviation, logistics, production program 

This short note at Forbes.com indicates that the UK government will buy KC-30 aircraft manufactured by EADS and with Rolls-Royce engines. This is a much smaller contract then the US Air Force one, but it builds on that success. I don’t know who else bid on this contract, but one would assume it had to be Boeing as there is nobody else. The contract will be worth $26 B dollars.

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