Rolls-Royce North America Inc. provides management direction and corporate support for all Rolls-Royce companies and business units in the region.
Rolls-Royce is an industry leader in aerospace, defense, marine and energy sectors. Today, Rolls-Royce employs more than 7,700 people in advanced manufacturing jobs across the United States. Rolls-Royce has invested more than $1 billion in the U.S. over the past decade and we continue to invest for future growth across the region.
Some of our U.S. contributions to our four key markets includes:
Boeing 787 Dreamliner – At our new Crosspointe, Virginia, advanced manufacturing plant, Rolls-Royce produces key engine components for its Trent 1000 engine that powers the Boeing 787, the world’s most modern and fuel efficient airliner.
Cessna Citation Ten – Rolls-Royce manufactures all the AE family of engines at our Indianapolis facility, including the engines used to power the top-of-the-line Cessna Citation Ten.
Gulfstream G650 – Rolls-Royce sources engine components from across the United States for one of the world’s largest and fastest business jets.
Airbus A350 XWB - A new facility being built in Indianapolis will make engine components, known as Compressor Banded Stators, for the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB, Trent 1000, AE series and T56 engines.
C-130, V-22, Global Hawk, Army Kiowa Warrior Helicopter, Joint Strike Fighter LiftSystem™ – At our Indianapolis facility, Rolls-Royce manufactures engines for some of the most important military aircraft in the world, including the C-130 military transport aircraft; the V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft; the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle; the Army Kiowa Warrior Helicopter and the Joint Strike Fighter. The Rolls-Royce LiftSystem™ is designed for use on F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, and Rolls-Royce is the only company in the world to possess this unique technology and capability.
Research & Development (R&D) - Rolls-Royce spent $1.4 billion* (£908 million) on R&D in 2011. At our Indianapolis-based LibertyWorks® facility, Rolls-Royce is conducting leading-edge research on the next generation of variable cycle engines. Nearly 1,500 engineers work in our Indianapolis facility.
Propellers – Propellers for all U.S. Naval surface combatant ships and Virginia class fast-attack submarines are manufactured at our Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Walpole, Massachusetts, facilities.
Main Propulsion Systems – Rolls-Royce delivers engine components from across the United States for the U.S. Navy’s new 600-foot-long DDG 1000 destroyer and provides the MT30 marine gas turbine for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship.
Compressor Systems – Oil and gas pipeline compressors are made at our Mount Vernon, Ohio, plant.
Power Generation – we produce sophisticated power systems for industry and the military at our Indianapolis plant, and assemble industrial gas turbines at our Mount Vernon facility.
Civil Nuclear – Rolls-Royce produces plant process computers for nuclear power plants at our Huntsville, Alabama, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, facilities. The computers are in use at 70 of the 104 U.S. nuclear power plants, as well as plants around the world.
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Rolls-Royce plc is registered in England.
Registered office at 65 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AT. Company number 01003142, UK VAT number GB 345 8860 22.