Rolls-Royce to Support UK Hawk Trainer Fleet
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The UK Ministry of Defence has selected Rolls-Royce to provide support for the Adour engine, which powers the Hawk jet trainer aircraft, including those flown by the Royal Air Force (RAF) Aerobatic Team - the Red Arrows. The contract is valued at £105 million.
The 11-year contract will enable Rolls-Royce to provide the maintenance, repair and overhaul to the two variants of the Adour engine in service in the UK with the work carried out at Rolls-Royce’s UK Defence Headquarters in Bristol as well as representatives deployed at RAF Valley to provide on site advice to operations.
"The agreement announced today will allow us to maximise the availability and supportability of the Adour engine for our customer,” said Alex Zino, EVP Business Development and Future Programmes at Rolls-Royce Defence.
The Adour Mk951 engine powers the BAE Systems Hawk TMk2 Advanced Jet Trainer, the key platform in the Fast Jet Pilot stream within the UK Military Flying Training System (MFTS) and the Hawk TMk1 aircraft, operating in the Red Arrows that are powered by the Adour Mk151 variant.
Adour is a collaborative engine between Rolls-Royce and Safran. This engine is a twin spool, counter-rotating turbofan engine that delivers thrust in the range of 5,000 to 8,000 lb.
