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Rolls-Royce engines power eight aircraft types in service
with the Indian Air Force and Navy.
The Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer will start to enter service
in India in 2007.
Under a new licence agreement, HAL will manufacture locally
the Adour 871 engine for the new Indian Air Force Hawks.
The Jaguar low-level attack aircraft (equipped with two reheated
Adour engines) is built by HAL and forms a major part of the
Air Force inventory.
Five Embraer 135 aircraft with Rolls-Royce AE 3007 engines
will be used in the VVIP role by the Air Force and Border
Security Force.
The Kiran two-seat basic jet trainer is powered by the Viper
and a more powerful version, powered by the Orpheus engine,
is used for weapons training and by the Indian Air Force aerobatic
display team.
The Canberra with its Avon engines is used for photo reconnaissance
and Dart turboprops are fitted to the Avro 748 transport aircraft.
Sea King helicopters (Gnome engines) are in service with the
Navy, who also use the Model 250-powered Britten Norman Islanders
for maritime patrol duties and Pegasus-powered Sea Harrier
fighters.
The Indian Navy and Rolls-Royce worked together to establish
an engine repair and overhaul capability for the Pegasus engines
fitted to the Indian Navy Sea Harriers. This is situated at
the Naval base at Kochi in the far South of India.
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Partnerships |
Rolls-Royce
has had a licence production partnership with Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bangalore since 1956.
The first licence to HAL was issued in 1956 to manufacture
the Orpheus engine, which is still in service today
in the Indian Air Force Kiran Jet Trainer.
HAL is also involved in the maintenance of Rolls-Royce
Avon, Adour, Gnome and Dart aero engines as well as
Avon and 501 K industrial gas turbines.
Under a new licence agreement, HAL will manufacture
locally the Adour 871 engine for the new Indian Air
Force Hawks.
Rolls-Royce Celebrated its 50th anniversary with HAL in 2006.
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