Rolls-Royce plc / Rolls-Royce North America

published-thin-upgradeTier B
Country: United Kingdom / USA

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At a Glance

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What It Is

Rolls-Royce plc is the UK aero-engine OEM whose military engines power the Indian Air Force's C-130J fleet (AE 2100D3) and heritage Hawk trainers (Adour, with HAL partnership). It runs an engineering centre in Bengaluru and a 700-seat global capability centre opened in 2025, making India both a fleet customer and an engineering base.

Sources

  1. finance.yahoo.com-Rolls-Royce opens global capability centre in BengaluruCredible
    Rolls-Royce opens global capability centre in Bengaluru
    finance.yahoo.com·accessed 2026-09-02
  2. rolls-royce.com-AE 2100 - Rolls-Royce defence product pageOfficial
    AE 2100 - Rolls-Royce defence product page
    rolls-royce.com·accessed 2026-09-02
  3. rolls-royce.com-Engineering - Rolls-Royce India country site (Bengaluru Engineering Centre)Official
    Engineering - Rolls-Royce India country site (Bengaluru Engineering Centre)
    rolls-royce.com·accessed 2026-09-02

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