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Rolls- Royce Rolls-Royce has signed a $171m contract with Pratt & Whitney to supply the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem for a further 9 Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant F-35B Lightning II aircraft.
This order is the second production contract for Rolls-Royce as part of its involvement in the JSF programme.
The previous contract, for LRIP 2 and signed in December 2008, was for $131m.
Simon Henley, Director for New Product Introduction at Rolls-Royce says: "This new contract, together with the imminent first flight of the F-35 in STOVL mode, shows the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem programme is now generating real momentum and that Rolls-Royce technology is helping to bring a step change in air combat technology.
"As the LiftSystem programme continues to gain momentum on both sides of the Atlantic we are looking forward to supporting the flight trials with the LiftSystem engaged in the F-35B at the Naval Air Station at Patuxent River".
The Company is expecting orders for the LiftSystem to total over 600, with leading customers including the US Marine Corps, The UK armed forces and the Italian Navy.
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