Rolls Royce wins $120 mln US Air Force contract

Published: 02 Feb 2009 19:13:26 PST

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 - Britain's Rolls-Royce Group Plc has won a contract modification worth $120 million for continued work on the C-130J propulsion system for the U.S. Air Force, including the AE 2100D3 engine and R-391 propeller systems used on the transport plane, the Pentagon said on Monday.

The contract covers sustaining services, logistics, spare parts and management support, the U.S. Defense Department said on its daily digest of major weapons deals.