Rolls-Royce has completed a long-term agreement with Lockheed Martin worth up to US$1 billion to deliver approximately 600 engines to power future C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.
The agreement secures the Rolls-Royce AE 2100 as the engine of choice for all variants of the C-130J to 2025.
The engine agreement will service US Government and International contract requirements between 2014 and 2018.
The AE 2100 powers all C-130Js, while the Rolls-Royce T56 engines power the legacy C-130 fleet.
The global C-130J fleet has surpassed 1 million flight hours, and Lockheed Martin recently announced its intent to obtain certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for a new civil variant – the LM-100J.
Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engine production, Indianapolis.
