Re Contract

13 May 2009

  ROLLS-ROYCE SECURES £75 MILLION CONTRACT TO SUPPORT MALAYSIAN ADOUR FLEET   

Rolls-Royce has signed a £75 million MissionCare™ contract with the Royal
Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) to support the Adour engines which power its fleet
of Hawk aircraft.

The five-year contract covers the overhaul of the fleet of 26 Adour Mk871
engines, an annual training programme for RMAF engineers and the calibration,
maintenance and re-certification of the Adour test bed located at the Kuantan
Air Base. The RMAF will also be supported by an in-country technical
representative and have access to the Rolls-Royce Operations Centre for 24/7
technical support.

The RMAF operates both the trainer and light combat variant of the BAE Systems
Hawk and is a leading operator of the Adour Mk871, accumulating over 43,000
flying hours on the engine.

Commenting on the new MissionCare agreement Benjamin Downing, VP Customer
Business at Rolls-Royce Defence Aerospace, said: "This long-term MissionCare
contract has enabled Rolls-Royce to provide the RMAF with improved support and
capability and the additional benefit of a predictable budget cycle.

"The Adour has been a hugely successful engine and we believe that there are
great opportunities for Rolls-Royce to further improve the support and
performance of the installed fleet by partnering with customers like the RMAF
to develop innovative solutions."

General Tan Sri Dato' Sri Azizan bin Ariffin, Chief of Royal Malaysian Air
Force commented: "Rolls-Royce has been instrumental in assisting the RMAF to
adopt the most suitable solution for its Adour Mk871 engines. We are confident
this excellent partnership will continue towards generating a genuine `win-win'
situation for the coming years.

"Rolls-Royce has made a major contribution to the Malaysian aerospace industry.
The longstanding professional relationship between the RMAF and Rolls-Royce has
seen many significant achievements and the long-term effects have been
outstandingly beneficial to both parties."

NOTES TO EDITORS

 1. Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use
    on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global
    markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
   
 2. Rolls-Royce is the world's number two defence aero engine company with 160
    customers in 103 countries. The company offers engines in all key defence
    market sectors - combat, transport, helicopters, trainers, patrol, maritime
    and reconnaissance - and is well positioned on a number of new programmes
    that will deliver products over the next decade and beyond.
   
 3. Rolls-Royce has developed MissionCare, a comprehensive suite of support
    packages designed to deliver power to customers whenever and wherever they
    need it. MissionCare provides a simple, structured approach to engine
    support that offers better value through reduced costs and increased
    availability and reliability. It enables more predictable budgeting and
    performance-based metrics and combines the benefits of the experience and
    expertise gained by Rolls-Royce in supporting over 160 defence customers.
   
 4. Rolls-Royce has had a significant presence in Malaysia for many years,
    since Rolls-Royce aero engines first powered the Comet and F27 aircraft in
    the 1960s. Today, the company's extensive product range is active in
    Malaysia across all four of its business sectors: civil aerospace, defence
    aerospace, marine and energy, with Rolls-Royce products available on more
    than 220 platforms.
   
 5. The Adour engine is produced by Rolls-Royce Turbomeca, Europe's
    longest-running aerospace joint venture. Since its launch over 2,800 Adour
    engines have been delivered to date, accumulating over seven-and-a-half
    million flying hours.
   
 6. The Royal Malaysian Air Force operates a number of Rolls-Royce engines,
    including the Viper, Spey, T56 and Model 250. In addition it has also
    ordered the Airbus A400M aircraft, powered by the TP400 engine which
    Rolls-Royce produces with its partners as part of Europrop International.
    The Royal Malaysian Navy flies the Super Lynx helicopter which is powered
    by the LHTEC T800, a Rolls-Royce partnership engine with Honeywell.
   
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