"The addition of Rolls-Royce to the Kelly partnership reaffirms our
commitment to support the Department of Defense and our warfighters ,"
Hewson said. military aircraft.S. The BAE Systems system has logged more than 10,000 hours with
P-3 fleets worldwide, including the U.

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Coast Guard. This engine is used to
power the Air Force 's E-4B National Airborne Operations Center and the
KC-10 aerial tanker.
The DAS is lighter, more capable, and more reliable than the
legacy analog systems on P-3 aircraft.

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The autopilot upgrade
is part of a larger upgrade program in which L-3 Communications will
upgrade cockpit and mission avionics for New Zealand's P-3 fleet. The system provides pilots with
enhanced modes of operation , including control-wheel steering,
navigation steering, a broad range of hold modes, and automatic
approach to CAT 1 landings.

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Indianapolis is home to the largest Rolls-Royce manufacturing site in
North America - and the largest Rolls-Royce site outside the UK, with
approximately 4,100 highly skilled professionals who design, develop and
manufacture gas turbine engines.

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Rolls-Royce supports a wide range of customers, including: civil
and military aircraft manufacturers; commercial airlines; corporate and
regional operators; public utilities; independent power producers;
pipeline operators; and on- and off-shore oil producers, to name a few. Including its on-site subcontractors, the center
employs about 1,500 people, and provides services for engines that power
the C-5 Galaxy, C-130 Hercules, P-3 Orion, F-16 Fighting Falcon, U-2S
Dragon Lady, F-15K Eagle, and the E-4B National Airborne Operations
Center.

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Protection Service, the Canadian Department of National Defense, the
Royal New Zealand Air Force, and the Australian Air Force.

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BAE SYSTEMS Wins Autopilot Contract for New Zealand Air Force P-3 Orions

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Said Roger Shuler, BAE Systems' program manager for P-3 programs:
"The Flight Director upgrade will allow Royal New Zealand Air Force
pilots to maximize the full capability of this advanced, multifunction
autopilot in all range of missions, both over sea and over land."
This award follows the U.

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In 2003,
the joint venture began new engine production assembly and test for the
F110-GE-132 that powers the Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 60 aircraft.

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Air Force's Oklahoma City Air
Logistics Center jointly won the engine workload contract previously
performed at Kelly AFB. The
facility also assembles and tests new F110-GE-129 engines for GE
customers., located in San Antonio, Texas, is a joint
venture between Lockheed Martin, GE Transportation and Rolls-Royce.

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Corp.

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Navy and U. BAE Systems North
America is one of America's foremost national security, aerospace and
information systems companies.

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S.S. As an
off-the-shelf solution, the DAS can be installed as a
form-fit-function replacement, or as part of a larger avionics upgrade
program.

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Kelly Aviation Center Adds Rolls-Royce to Joint Venture

S. has awarded BAE Systems a contract to upgrade P-3 Orion
autopilot systems for the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
The P-3 DAS is a dual-redundant digital autopilot system that
offers enhanced safety, high system reliability , and lower operating
costs.

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"Rolls-Royce is the
original equipment manufacturer for several important U. The F118-GE-101 engines for the U-2 surveillance and
reconnaissance aircraft are overhauled at Kelly as well.
Kelly Aviation Center, L.

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Jarvi, President Defense North America for Rolls-Royce , said,
"The Rolls-Royce partnership with the Kelly Aviation Center is aimed at
providing better technical support for our T56 engines that are used on
U.
Air Force, U.
"We are especially pleased that the Royal New Zealand Air Force -
as the launch customer for our Digital Autopilot Systems in 1999 - is
incorporating the high-end functionality of our flight director in its
autopilot systems," said Brett Hush, director of Military Flight
Control Programs for BAE Systems.

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Combining OEM expertise with systems integration and support experience,
Kelly is a center of excellence for military aircraft engine maintenance,
repair and overhaul. The
BAE Systems contract is valued at $3 million.9 million
contract to upgrade 150 P-3 Orion aircraft with the digital autopilot.

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Their involvement in our joint venture enhances both our
expertise and our reputation as a military engine center of excellence. Under that contract, the San Antonio facility
performs overhaul and maintenance for the TF39 and T56 engines that power
the C-5, C-130 airlift and P-3 maritime surveillance aircraft for the U.S.
BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the
development, delivery , and support of advanced defense and aerospace
systems in the air, on land, at sea and in space.

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, a
joint venture of Lockheed Martin Aircraft + Logistics Centers and GE
Transportation, has announced that Rolls-Royce will join the partnership
at the KellyUSA industrial park in San Antonio.S. Navy 's 2004 award of a $41.

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SAN ANTONIO, The Kelly Aviation Center, L. "We now have direct involvement of the technical and
engineering source for all the engines we support."
In 1999, Lockheed Martin and the U.
Earlier this year, the facility received FAA certification to be an
official overhaul center for the GE CF6-50 engine.

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"This is an extremely important milestone for Kelly ," said Marillyn
Hewson, president of Kelly Aviation Center, L.
The contract calls for upgrading existing BAE Systems Digital
Autopilot Systems (DAS) with a new flight director and a corresponding
upgrade to the system's autopilot control panel. Navy, the U. The system also provides ARINC
429 /MIL-STD-1553 interfaces that are compatible with current and
anticipated Global Air Traffic Management requirements.

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military
engines.
The Kelly Aviation Center joint venture was formed in July 2002.
Rolls-Royce operates in four global markets - civil aerospace, defense
aerospace, marine and energy and is a major industry player in North
America.

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