2009

Rolls-Royce receives $8.5 million U.S. Air Force C-130J engine spares contract

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a contract worth $8.5 million by the U.S. Air Force to provide AE 2100D3 spare engine parts to power Lockheed Martin C-130J military transport aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

Rolls-Royce strengthens global Marine support network with new facility in Niterói, Brazil

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has enhanced its customer support capability in South America with a new Marine Service Centre located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State.

Rolls-Royce research partnership to develop next generation materials for cleaner, more efficient gas turbines

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, (EPSRC), are to work jointly with three UK universities in a new £50 million strategic partnership that will develop materials skills and knowledge to support the development of future gas turbines.

Rolls-Royce Trent 60 gas turbine delivers electric power in Tasmania

Rolls-Royce announced today that the first Trent 60 gas turbine electrical generating package installed in Australia has officially begun service.

Interim management statement

Rolls-Royce Group plc, is today issuing its Interim Management Statement for the period 1 July to 2 November 2009.

Rolls-Royce wins $350 million order from Turkish Flag carrier for additional Trent 700 engines

Rolls-Royce, has won a $350m order, at list prices, for Trent engines to power five Airbus A330 aircraft for Turkish Airlines (Turk Hava Yollari).

Rolls-Royce wins $720m order to power ten Virgin Atlantic aircraft

Rolls-Royce has won an order for Trent 700 engines worth $720m, at list prices, to power ten Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract includes long-term TotalCare® service support.

Rolls-Royce joins universities and industrial partners in UK Manufacturing Technology Centre

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, welcomes today’s announcement by the Department of Business Innovation and Skills confirming £40 million capital investment in the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $90 million MissionCare™ contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) at NATC Patuxent River to provide support for the F405-RR-401 (Adour) engines that power the U.S. Navy’s T-45 training aircraft.

Prince George County, VA - Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has begun construction at Crosspointe, its new aerospace facility in Prince George County, Virginia.

Rolls-Royce delivers motion control equipment for Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier programme

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today delivered the first part of its £96 million contract to supply a range of equipment to the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers.

Rolls-Royce AE 3007A2 engine to power new executive jet

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today officially introduced the latest engine in its AE 3007 series – the AE 3007A2.

Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc. has achieved a major milestone in the Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology (ADVENT) demonstrator program, and was selected by the U.S. Air Force to proceed with Phase II development.

Gateshead Primary School powers way to Rolls-Royce Science Prize

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announces that Kells Lane Primary School, from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear has won the 2009 Rolls-Royce Science Prize.

Rolls-Royce BR725 powered Gulfstream 650 debut

The Rolls-Royce BR725 powered Gulfstream 650 ultra-long-range business jet rolled out of the hangar under its own power at Gulfstream in Savannah today. The event marks a major milestone in the programme.