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$789M to Rolls Royce for T56 Engine Spares

UH-60L Blackhawk helicopte
T56 Turboprop

T56 turboprop engine
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The Rolls-Royce Corp. of Indianapolis, Ind. received a contract modification for $789 million to provide replenishment spare parts for the T56 engines. This contract includes 286 items, which encompass Defense Logistics Agency managed items. Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. issued the contract (F34601-01-D-0155-P00037).

T56 Series III military turboprops power C-130A-H Hercules transports, P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, and the E-2C+ Hawkeye AWACS/ C-2 Greyhound naval cargo airframe.