WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The Rolls-Royce Corporation has received an almost $37 million contract to maintain the engines of the C-130J Super Hercules military airlift transport, the Department of Defense said in a press release.
"Rolls-Royce Corporation [of] Indianapolis, Indiana has been awarded a $36,989,076 modification for C-130J propulsion long-term sustainment," the release said on Friday.
Under the contract, Rolls-Royce will provide sustainment support, inventory control point management, repair, sustaining engineering support, and technical data in support, the Defense Department explained.
The Lockheed Martin C-130 is the main tactical military airlift aircraft of the US Air Force to support military deployments away from major air bases around the world.
