Rolls-Royce has secured a potential $109.2M contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide supplies for T56 engines that power U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft. Contract work is initially ...

Rolls-Royce has developed a major upgrade for the T56 turboprop that powers the world's fleets of Lockheed Martin C-130Hs, Northrop Grumman E-2Cs and Lockheed P-3Cs. The T56 3.5 upgrade programme ...

Rolls-Royce and the U.S. Air Force have identified, and begun implementing, a number of improvements to the T56 turboprop that should boost the engine's average time-on-wing, now at 1,400 hr., by more ...

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has validated the performance of the Rolls-Royce T56 Series 3.5 turboprop engine enhancement on its WP-3D Orion “hurricane hunter” in a 3h ...

Rolls-Royce is preparing to test an upgraded version of its venerable T56 turboprop to boost performance of the Lockheed Martin C-130, as well as cut fuel consumption by up to 12%. Launched in ...

Power systems giant Rolls-Royce has announced that it will soon begin flight tests of an engine upgrade for the US Air Force's T56 turboprop engine, which is expected to deliver 'significant benefits' ...

ROLLS-ROYCE AND US AIR FORCE LAUNCH FUEL SAVINGS FLIGHT TESTS ON C-130 FLEET Indianapolis, US - Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the United States Air Force will soon begin flight ...