# Rolls-Royce awarded $67M DLA contract for T-56 engine updates

Rolls-Royce secured a potential 10-year, $67M contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply materials for updating T-56 engines from series 3.0 to 3.5 for the U.S. Air Force and Navy. Work will take place in Indiana through Sept. 30, 2024.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-11-18
- Where: Indiana, United States
- Value: $67.0M
- Status: completed
- Products: T-56 engine update materials
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Rolls-Royce](https://endata.com/companies/984.md)
- [Rolls-Royce](https://endata.com/companies/984.md) (supplier)
- [Defense Logistics Agency](https://endata.com/companies/2888.md) (customer)
- [Western Branch Diesel](https://endata.com/companies/40329.md) (partner)
- [2G Energy](https://endata.com/companies/43206.md) (partner)
- [MTU America](https://endata.com/companies/43401.md) (partner)
- [University of North Carolina at Charlotte](https://endata.com/companies/43402.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [executivebiz.com](https://www.executivebiz.com/articles/rolls-royce-awarded-67m-dla-contract-to-support-t-56-aircraft-engine-updates), 2019-11-18: "Rolls-Royce has secured a potential 10-year, $67M contract to supply the Defense Logistics Agency with materials needed for T-56 engine updates."
- [westernbranchdiesel.com](https://www.westernbranchdiesel.com/rolls-royce-provides-mtu-generator-sets-for-new-central-utility-plant-at-unc-charlotte/), 2019-11-20: "With nearly 30,000 students and 3,700 faculty and staff on campus, it is imperative that dependable power is available during any conditions experienced at UNC Charlotte."
- [engineeringnews.co.za](https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/company-to-procure-gas-powered-gensets-from-specialist-2019-11-21), 2019-12-06: "Our partnership with 2G allows us to enhance our product portfolio with CHP modules that tick all the boxes in terms of energy efficiency and ecological soundness."

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