Rolls-Royce Tuesday announced a $106 million MissionCare contract with U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide support for Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3-powered KC-130J tanker aircraft, flown by the United States Marine Corps (USMC).

The contract covers one base year plus three option years and is the second AE 2100D3 support contract Rolls-Royce has been awarded this year.

MissionCare is a comprehensive engine-care program customized to meet the needs of Rolls-Royce defense customers.

The KC-130J MissionCare contract is truly "power by the hour" - a single contract line item number is used to pay a fixed price based on aircraft hours flown, it said.

Contract performance is measured almost exclusively against the fleet-driven performance metric of engine availability.

Under the terms of the agreement, which is administered by NAVAIR at Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland, Rolls-Royce will provide engine management, support, trouble shooting, parts supply and logistics support for the aircraft, operating at three U.S. Marine Air Stations: Miramar, CA, Cherry Point, NC and Okinawa, Japan, it said.