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USAF expected to order 12 T56 Series 3.5 engine upgrade kits

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The U.S. Air Force is expected to finalize paperwork to buy 12 T56 Series 3.5 engine upgrade kits from Rolls-Royce by end of this month.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Erin Kelley performs a preflight check on a C-130H Hercules before embarking on a retrograde mission to Baghdad International Airport, Iraq 131028-F-YL744-937
By DoD photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker, U.S. Air Force. (Released) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The company is anticipating further orders from the service to upgrade around 400 C-130E and C-130H engines.

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