ROLLS-ROYCE TO POWER FRENCH TANKER AIRCRAFT

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Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

20 November 2014

 



 

20 November 2014

ROLLS-ROYCE TO POWER NEW FRENCH AIRBUS TANKER AIRCRAFT

Rolls-Royce has been selected by Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) to provide Trent 700 engines and support, to power 12 Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Armée de l'Air.

France has become the fourth nation to select the Trent 700-powered MRTT aircraft, following the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Singapore.

The Trent 700 is ideally suited to military operations, delivering outstanding fuel burn, emissions and noise performance, together with low observability and resistance to foreign object damage. In "hot, high and severe" environments the Trent 700 has consistently proven itself to have the best time on wing performance, up to double that of its nearest competitor.

Bob Stoddart, Rolls-Royce, President Customer Business - Defence, said: "We are delighted that the Trent 700 has been selected to power the A330 MRTT aircraft to be operated by Armée de l'Air. Following the recent signature of the Franco-British Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Feasibility Phase contract, selection of Trent 700-powered A330 MRTT aircraft by both nations demonstrates that they remain committed to maintaining their strategic air power capabilities using the world's most advanced equipment."

He added: "Rolls-Royce has a long and proud history of powering aircraft for the French armed forces. These include the C-130 Hercules, C-160 Transall, Atlantique II, E-2C Hawkeye, Tigre and Lynx helicopters and, more recently, the A400M through its partnership in the TP400 engine."

The Trent 700, the only engine specifically designed for the A330, is the market leader on the platform and has secured over 75% of announced engine selections on the MRTT variant of the Airbus A330.  More than 1,500 Trent 700s are either in service or on order.

About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

1.   Rolls-Royce's vision is to create better power for a changing world via two main business segments, Aerospace and Land & Sea. These business segments address markets with two strong technology platforms, gas turbines and reciprocating engines.

2.   Aerospace comprises Civil Aerospace and Defence Aerospace. Land & Sea comprises Marine, Nuclear & Energy and Power Systems. On 6 May 2014 Rolls-Royce announced it had signed an agreement to sell its Energy gas turbine and compressor business to Siemens for a £785m cash consideration. On completion, expected before the end of December 2014, Rolls-Royce will receive a further £200 million for a 25 year licensing agreement.

3.   Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 120 countries, comprising more than 380 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed forces, 4,000 marine customers, including 70 navies, and 1,600 energy and nuclear customers.

4.   Our business is focused on the 4Cs:

·     Customer - placing the customer at the heart of our business

·     Concentration - deciding where to grow and where not to

·     Cost - continually looking to increase efficiency

·     Cash - improving financial performance.

5.   Annual underlying revenue was £15.5 billion in 2013, around half of which came from the provision of aftermarket services. The firm and announced order book stood at £70.4 billion at 30 June 2014.

6.   In 2013, Rolls-Royce invested £1.1 billion on research and development. We also support a global network of 31 University Technology Centres, which position Rolls-Royce engineers at the forefront of scientific research.

7.   Rolls-Royce employs over 55,000 people in 45 countries. Over 17,000 of these are engineers.

8.   The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment and to further developing employee skills. In 2013 we employed 379 graduates and 288 apprentices through our worldwide training programmes. Globally we have over 1,000 Rolls-Royce STEM ambassadors who are actively involved in education programmes and activities; we have set ourselves a target to reach 6 million people through our STEM outreach activities by 2020.

For further information, please contact:

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