© Kazutaka Yagi

1896
Vickers built the battleship Mikasa (Vickers later acquired by Rolls-Royce)

1905
Japan wins battle of Tsushima with Mikasa as Admiral Togo’s Flagship

1930s
The Jupiter aero engine powered Japan’s A2N Nakajima aircraft

1960s
Rolls-Royce helped to launch the gas turbine era in Japan with the Dart engine in the
YS-11, Japan’s first indigenous commercial aircraft

1962
First flight of Dart-powered YS-11

1964
Dart-powered YS-11 received civil certification by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau; Dart 542-10 delivered to JASDF for YS-11/11T-A

1967
Dart 542-10 delivered to JMSDF for YS-11/11T-A

1971
TF40-IHI801A (Adour) delivered to JMSDF for -2; Olympus license agreement

1977
Tyne license agreement; Olympus (1) selected for 52DE (entered service in 1981); Olympus (2) & Tyne (2) selected for 52DD (entered service in 1982); TF40-IHI801A (Adour) delivered to JASDF for F-1

1979
First 501-K installation as a standby generator in Kumamoto City (Packager IHI); First Model 250-C20B delivered to JGSDF for OH-6D

1981
Spey SM1A license agreement; Olympus (2) & SM1A (2) selected for 56DDG (entered service in 1986); T56-A14 delivered to JMSDF for P-3 Orion aircraft

1982
T56-A425 delivered to JASDF for E-2C aircraft

1983
Model 250-C20B delivered to JMSDF for OH-6D/6DA; T56-A15 delivered to JASDF for C-130H military transport

1986
SM1A (2) selected for 61DE (entered service in 1989)

1988
Model 250-B17D delivered to JMSDF for T-5

1991
Spey SM1C license agreement; SM1C (2) selected for 03DD (entered service in 1996)

1992
SM1C (2) selected for 04TV (entered service in 1995)

1996
Tay delivered to JASDF for U-4

2000
SM1C (2) selected for 12AOE (entered service in 2004)

2002
Model 250-B17F delivered to JASDF for T-7

2003
AE2100J delivered to JMSDF for US-2

2005
RTM322-02/8 delivered to JMSDF for MCH-101

2006
Dart powered YS-11 retired from airline service and JCAB, but remains in service with MOD and JCG