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Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
27 September 2021
27(th) September 2021
Rolls-Royce North America selected to power the B-52
Commercial Engine Replacement Program
Rolls-Royce (LSE:RR., ADR:RYCEY) announces Rolls-Royce North
America has been selected to provide the powerplant for the B-52
Stratofortress under the Commercial Engine Replacement Program
(CERP), further extending a long history of powering the United
States Air Force. The decision means the American-made Rolls-Royce
F-130 engine will power the B-52 for the next 30 years. The Air
Force made the announcement after a vigorous multi-year
competition.
The F130 and its commercial family of engines have accumulated
more than 27 million engine flight hours. The F130 is the perfect
fit for the B-52 with proven reliability, superb life cycle cost,
and low integration risk. A variant of the Rolls-Royce engine
selected to power the iconic B-52 is already in service with the
USAF around the world, powering both the C-37 and E-11 BACN
aircraft.
Tom Bell, Chairman & CEO, Rolls-Royce North America, and
President - Defence, said, "We are proud to join a truly iconic
U.S. Air Force program and provide world-class, American-made
engines that will power its missions for the next 30 years. The
F130 is a proven, efficient, modern engine that is the perfect fit
for the B-52."
The F130 offers outstanding reliability with high mission
readiness and low maintenance demands. Once installed, the F130 can
stay on wing for the entire planned B-52 lifetime. In addition, the
F130 engine will provide vastly greater fuel efficiency, increased
range, and reduced tanker aircraft requirements. As importantly,
the engine is ready for integration using Rolls-Royce
state-of-the-art Digital Engineering tools.
Rolls-Royce will build and test the F130 engines at its
Indianapolis, Indiana, facility following the recent completion of
a $600 million investment to revitalize the advanced manufacturing
campus -- providing some of the most technologically advanced
state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities anywhere in the world.
The B-52 CERP win creates demand for 650 engines to be produced at
the site and will bring 150 new high-tech, high-skilled jobs for
the state of Indiana.
Craig McVay, SVP Strategic Campaigns, Rolls-Royce Defence said:
"This is a major win for Rolls-Royce. We've been planning and
preparing for this outcome and are ready to hit the ground running
to prove that we are the best choice for the Air Force and the
B-52. Our employees stand prepared to deliver once again for the
men and women who protect our freedoms every day."
Rolls-Royce has a long and successful history providing the
power to protect for U.S. military customers, having delivered
thousands of engines to the U.S. Air Force for more than 70 years.
Rolls-Royce powers C-130H, C-130J, CV-22 Osprey and Global Hawk in
the USAF fleet - all engines designed and manufactured in
Indianapolis.
"We couldn't have reached this outcome on our own," stated Tom.
"Rolls-Royce is deeply appreciative of the strong support we have
received from partners at the federal, state and city level. Thank
you for all you've done to support our bid. This is a truly great
day for Rolls-Royce, the State of Indiana, City of Indianapolis and
the future of the B-52 program."
For more information about the Rolls-Royce F130 engine for B-52,
go to: www.newB-52engines.com
For further information, please contact:
Media
Hannah Wood
External Communications and Marketing Manager, Defence UK and
International
Tel +44 (0)7747 203653
hannah.wood@rolls-royce.com
Investors
Isabel Green
Head of Investor Relations, Rolls-Royce plc
Tel +44 (0) 7880 160976
Isabel.Green@Rolls-Royce.com
www.rolls-royce.com
About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
1. Rolls-Royce pioneers the power that matters to connect, power
and protect society. We have pledged to achieve net zero greenhouse
gas emissions in our operations by 2030 (excluding product testing)
and joined the UN Race to Zero campaign in 2020, affirming our
ambition to play a fundamental role in enabling the sectors in
which we operate achieve net zero carbon by 2050.
2. Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 150 countries,
comprising more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed
forces and navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear
customers.
3. Annual underlying revenue was GBP11.76 billion in 2020 and we
invested GBP1.25 billion on research and development. We also
support a global network of 28 University Technology Centres, which
position Rolls-Royce engineers at the forefront of scientific
research.
4. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is publicly traded company (LSE:
RR., ADR: RYCEY, LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69)
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