Saudi typhoon programme worth up to £1 billion to Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce announced on 7th Dec 07, that the engine element of the Salam Project, covering the purchase and support of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will be worth up to £1 billion for the EJ200 engines and support.
The Salam government-to-government contract covers the sale and support of a fleet of 72 Typhoon aircraft that will be operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force.
Rolls-Royce has a 36 per cent share of the production work for the EJ200 engine that powers the Eurofighter Typhoon twin-engine combat aircraft. The European consortium EUROJET has overall responsibility for the EJ200.
Rolls-Royce is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and in-service support work for the EJ200, together with MTU Aero Engines of Germany, Italy’s Avio and ITP of Spain. Rolls-Royce is responsible for the combustion system, high-pressure (HP) turbine and intermediate casing and also contributes to the low-pressure (LP) and HP compressors, LP turbine, interstage support, and the reheat system.
The EJ200-powered Eurofighter Typhoon began operation with the air forces of Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom in 2003. Export orders have been secured with Austria. The total EJ200 fleet has accumulated more than 50,000 engine flying hours and to date, approximately 125 EJ200 engines have been delivered for the UK RAF.