The emerging UAV market is of particular interest, with the AE 3007-powered Global Hawk having demonstrated its credentials by being the first unmanned vehicle to depart from one continent and land on another under its own power.

Rolls-Royce is also a leader in the provision of power for vertical take-off and landings UAVs (VTUAVs), its latest application being the Northrop Grumman RQ-8A Fire Scout, in development for the U.S. Army and Navy.