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Rolls-Royce Expanding Support For Engines In V-22s, C-130Js.

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

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As the Defense Department grows its fleet of deployed V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft and C-130J transport aircraft, engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is expanding its technical support for its AE 1107C engines found in V-22s and AE 2100D3 engines powering C-130Js. Much of this growth centers around Rolls-Royce’s months-old Defense Operations Center located at the company’s headquarters in downtown Indianapolis, Ind., Rolls-Royce Vice President of Customer Business for Defense Tom Hartmann said yesterday in a phone interview. The Defense Operations Center provides 24-hour,…

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