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A Rolls-Royce and Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) team has signed a contract with the Australian Department of Defence worth more than A$50m.
The contract covers four Royal Australian Navy amphibious and afloat support ships for seven years with options for a further five.
The Rolls-Royce and KBR team will reduce DoD ship costs through improved logistics management, total ship maintenance, faster response to day-to-day engineering issues and managing equipment obsolescence.
Pat Marolda, Rolls-Royce President - Naval, said: “The Rolls-Royce and KBR team look forward to creating an effective partnership with the Department of Defence. Rolls-Royce is committed to providing long-term support to navies worldwide, helping them manage costs and allowing them to concentrate on operating their ships at sea. The DoD is a forward-looking organisation which is leading the way in forming partnerships between private industry and government.”
Rob Hawketts, Director of KBR Government and Infrastructure Asia Pacific, said: “KBR and Rolls-Royce have the breadth of capabilities and teaming experience to deliver the world-leading integrated material support demanded by the RAN.
“We are proud to support the RAN and look forward to working with Rolls-Royce to help the DoD reduce the logistic cost of ownership for these ships.”
Downloadable high resolution pictures of the four ships (HMAS Success, Tobruk, Manoora and Kanimbla) are available at www.navy.gov.au/gallery. Select “ships” followed by a keyword search by ship name. The pictures are subject to copyright terms.
The contract is formally titled Amphibious and Afloat Support Integrated Materiel Support (AAS IMS).
The AAS IMS team will be based at DoD premises at Garden Island and Defence Plaza in Sydney.
The Marine business of Rolls-Royce employs 7,400 people in 34 countries with the main manufacturing centres being in the UK, the Nordic countries, the United States and increasingly Asia. Rolls-Royce serves the civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy markets in Australia and New Zealand. The head office is in North Ryde, Sydney.
KBR (NYSE: KBR) is a global engineering, procurement and services company. Whether designing a chemical plant, serving as a defence industry contractor, or providing capital construction, KBR delivers world-class service and performance.
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