The agreement between Snecma and Volvo Aero involves the series production of 37 nozzles and the same number of turbines, which will be manufactured by Volvo Aero in Trollhattan from the end of 2009 until mid-2014. For Volvo Aero, sales of several hundreds of millions of Swedish kronor will be secured through the agreement.
The signing of the agreement came about after the Swedish government recently announced that Sweden would continue to participate in the launch-vehicle program, meaning it will continue its involvement in the Ariane space program.
"We are extremely pleased with this support from the Swedish government," Leif Johansson, Program Director at Volvo Aero said. "It was a condition for Volvo and Snecma's discussions on continuing our partnership. We are now ready to develop the next generation of Ariane rockets together."
The agreement means that Volvo Aero will deliver all nozzles and turbines for the Vulcain 2 engine of the Ariane 5 rockets. Accordingly, production in the space propulsion area has now been secured at Trollhattan for a further five years. At the same time, Snecma is provided with guarantees for deliveries from Volvo Aero for the same period of time.
"Volvo Aero is already a provider of turbines and nozzles. We can now proceed with the technological development of demonstrators for the next generation of Ariane rockets," said Leif Johansson.
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