US-based aircraft structure manufacturer Triumph has entered an eight-year contract worth $52m with Rolls Royce to supply thrust links for the Trent XWB engine programme.

Triumph Precision Components (TPC) will be delivering the thrust links components in 2019 following a two-year development period in which Triumph Integrated Systems will perform structural tests for the components.

“We look forward to supporting the Trent XWB engine programme for many years to come.”

A producer of customised close-tolerance parts, TPC has been manufacturing thrust links for the past 20 years in Toronto, Canada.

The thrust link components developed by TPC will undergo structural tests, which will performed by Triumph Integrated Systems.

Triumph Precision Components executive vice-president Rick Rosenjack said: “This contract with Rolls Royce demonstrates how Triumph businesses work together to meet the needs of our customer as One Triumph.

“We look forward to supporting the Trent XWB engine programme for many years to come.”

Triumph Integrated Systems has been providing integrated solutions, which includes design, development and support of proprietary components, subsystems and systems, as well as production of complex assemblies using external designs.

The company has been catering to a wide a range of requests in the aviation industry, which includes original equipment manufacturers (OEM) of commercial, regional, business and military aircraft and aircraft components, as well as commercial and regional airlines, and air cargo carriers.