Sea King support

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Rolls-Royce has been awarded £258m by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to support the UK’s fleet of Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Sea King helicopters.

The agreement will run for 10 years, during which Rolls-Royce will provide guaranteed delivery of the Gnome turboshaft engines for the Sea King fleet as well as delivery, overhaul and supply of spares.

According to the MoD, the contract will improve helicopter support in Afghanistan and provide an average of 20 per cent more flying hours compared to engine performance delivered by previous contract arrangements. The MoD hopes that this will save it approximately £70m over the life of the contract.

Management of the contract will be undertaken at the MoD’s Defence Equipment and Support site at Yeovilton, Somerset and the Rolls-Royce Operations Centre in Bristol. Main repair and overhaul work will be undertaken at Rolls-Royce facilities in Ansty and Germany.

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