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Rolls-Royce signs £690 million contract to support UK Tornado fleet

Bristol, UK - With RB199 engines

Rolls-Royce (RR), the global power systems company, has signed an innovative service contract worth £690 million with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to support the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Tornado aircraft. Under the terms of the new RB199 Operational Contract for Engine Transformation (ROCET2) contract, which runs until 2025, RR will provide the RAF with a guaranteed level of availability fo...

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Rome, Italy, 04/07/2010 17:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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