Dowty Propellers

Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded a $16,465,887 contract modification to procure consumable parts, materials, technical publications and engineering services in support of the C/KC-130J aircraft for the US Marine Corps.

Dowty Propellers has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility at Gloucester Business Park, UK, incorporating Brilliant Factory technology. The site is expected to be operationally ready by the end of 2019.

Dowty Propellers, doing business as GE Aviation Systems LLC, was awarded an $18 million contract by the US Department of Defense for additional spare parts support for the KC-130J R391 propeller system.

Dowty Propellers signed a through-life Master Contract with AVIC Aircraft for the design, development, production and in-service support of the propeller system on China's MA700 twin-engine regional aircraft. The contract follows completion of the joint development phase.

Dowty Propellers has commenced a £20 million technology development project called Digital Propulsion, match funded by the Aerospace Technology Institute with a £9.5 million grant. The project aims to deliver capabilities for propeller systems and future propulsion systems.

Dowty Propellers has announced approvals to create a new facility in the Gloucester area, following a fire in February 2015 that destroyed its operating headquarters and blade manufacturing facility. The new facility is expected to be operational in 2019.

Dowty Propellers has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued at $52,574,370 to provide propeller engineering, reliability, and logistics sustainment for the R391 propeller system on KC-130J aircraft for the US Marine Corps and Kuwait.