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Rolls-Royce has received a contract valued at US$183 Million to service M250 engines, which power the US Army's fleet of OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopters.The contract, to support 500 M250 engines on more than 300 aircraft, begins in July 2012 for a year, and the Army has options to extend the contract for four additional years.

Rolls-Royce has supported the Kiowa Warrior fleet for 13 years, including placing Field Service Representatives on more than 20 in-theatre deployments to support the Army. Rolls-Royce currently has 23 Field Service Representatives supporting 11 Kiowa Warrior units.

The M250-powered Kiowa Warriors have completed more than two million flight hours, including more than 750,000 hours in combat.