Rolls-Royce has been associated with Saudi Arabia for more than 75 years. From our early involvement in defence, supplying engines to the fledging RSAF, Rolls-Royce expanded into the airline markets, and then the Energy and Marine sectors.
The Kingdom’s buoyant economy, growing population and regional significance combine to make this an especially important, long-term market for Rolls-Royce. Our relationships with local partners and our initiatives to support education, technology transfer and the creation of jobs for nationals exemplify our long term commitment to our customers, in the aerospace, energy and marine sectors, and the wider engineering field within the Kingdom.
The Company has a Regional Office in Riyadh, which is collocated with Rolls-Royce Saudi Arabia Limited headquarters. Rolls-Royce employees work on Royal Saudi Air Force bases around the country, in Jeddah, in support of Saudi Arabian Airlines and in Dammam in the commercial marine sector.
Civil Aerospace
- Saudi Arabian Airlines operates a number of Rolls-Royce engines on its aircraft including the RB211 powered Boeing 747 and the Trent 700 powered A330.
Defence Aerospace
- The Royal Saudi Air Force is the largest operator of Rolls-Royce defence engines in the region including the RB199 powered Tornado; the Adour powered Hawk; the EJ200 powered Eurofighter Typhoon; the T56 powered Hercules and a number of helicopters powered by the Model 250.
Marine
- Zamil Offshore Group builds and operates Rolls-Royce UT 733-2 Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels. They have also placed orders for the UT 722-2 offshore support vessel and are operating Rolls-Royce Syncrolifts in its shipyard in Dammam.
Energy
- Aramco operates the Rolls-Royce 501 engine and the industrial RB211.
