Rolls-Royce Sees Type 26 Win Spurring More Navy Engine Contracts

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc said its contract to supply the MT30 engine for BAE Systems Plc’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship may lead to more naval orders.

Australia and Japan are among the countries where the turbine, derived from the Trent 800 powering airliners, could find customers, Don Roussinos, president of naval activities at London-based Rolls-Royce, said in an interview today.

“There are plenty of opportunities for the engine,” he said, adding that and the Type 26 to be supplied to the U.K. navy also has export potential.

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