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StandardAero to Provide Repair and Overhaul Support on MT7 Engine Powering U.S. Navy Ship to Shore Connector Hovercraft
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 22, 2026--StandardAero (NYSE: SARO), a leading independent pure-play provider of aerospace engine aftermarket services including engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and engine component repair, today announced it has reached a long-term agreement with Rolls-Royce to provide defined repair and overhaul support from our Maryville, TN facility on the MT7 marine gas turbine engine that powers the U.S. Navy’s Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) vehicle. The SSC program, w
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