StandardAero Selected to Support U.S. Navy T56-427A Engine MRO Contract

The U.S. Navy recently selected StandardAero to serve as its engine depot-level repair prime contractor to perform Rolls-Royce T56-A-427A engine MRO services, supporting the Navy’s fleet of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.  The contract, inclusive of the current base year + 4 option years totals $315,734,572, and was awarded to StandardAero on August 14, 2024, after a competitive evaluation process.

StandardAero has served as a subcontractor to Rolls-Royce for T56-A-427A engine MRO services since 2021.  The company’s experience supporting this important aircraft carrier and strike group mission aircraft was integral to its continued contract selection.

“StandardAero’s delivery of high-quality MRO services ensures the fleet’s needs and mission readiness and capabilities,” said Rick Pataky, VP-GM of StandardAero’s Military programs in San Antonio, Texas. “We are proud to continue our partnership with the U.S. Navy, and as a Navy veteran myself, I have a deep appreciation for the mission carried out by the aircraft that our engines power.”

With more than 50 years of supporting the Rolls-Royce T56 family of engines, StandardAero has the most comprehensive overhaul and repair capability worldwide.  StandardAero has the largest and most diverse group of T56 customers in the industry and serves as the the T56 engine depot for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Canadian Forces, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Netherlands Air Force, Swedish Defence Forces and many other government and military customers around the world. 

The company services customers from multiple overhaul facilities located in Winnipeg, Canada; San Antonio, U.S.; and Fleetlands, U.K.