Rolls-Royce to Hire 100 Engineers Following $1 Billion Indiana Investment
The company said the expansion will add full engine-test capabilities and support long-term work on the F-130 and AE 1107 programs.
- On Thursday, leaders with Virginia-headquartered Rolls-Royce North America gathered in Indianapolis to celebrate a $1 billion, yearslong investment that modernized manufacturing and added engine-testing infrastructure.
- Adam Riddle, president of Rolls-Royce Defense, noted that aging facilities required a choice between managing a "slow decline" or "competing for the future," prompting a $600 million manufacturing upgrade and $400 million testing investment.
- Rolls-Royce plans to hire around 100 new engineers supporting F-130 and AE 1107 engine development, while new $40 million test cells enable more efficient testing for engines like the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
- This overhaul positions Rolls-Royce competitively for Pentagon contracts, including propulsion for the Army's MV-75, the Air Force's B-52J, and the Navy's MQ-25A, while supporting 80% of its U.S. defense workforce in Indiana.
- Warren White, director of manufacturing operations for Rolls-Royce Defense, expects these programs to last 30 to 50 years; the Indianapolis campus employs more than 760 Purdue University graduates driving regional innovation.
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Rolls-Royce Cuts Ribbon on $1B Investment in Indiana Facilities
Source: FOX 59 INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Braun joined business leaders Thursday to cut the ribbon on a $1 billion investment by Rolls-Royce into its Indiana operations. The decade-long project modernizes manufacturing and assembly facilities across the company’s Indianapolis campus. The investment also adds new engine testing facilities in West Lafayette, making the local operation one of the premier engine manufacturing sites in the world.Go…
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WANE-TVBraun: Ribbon cut for $1 billion investment in Rolls-Royce Indiana facilities
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, along with the executives of Rolls-Royce, gathered in Indianapolis on Thursday to cut the ribbon on a $1 billion investment in the aerospace company's Indiana manufacturing, assembly and test facilities. According to a news release from Braun's office, this is the largest investment the company has made in the [...]
Rolls-Royce completes US$1bn Indiana manufacturing investment
Rolls-Royce has completed a decade-long, US$1 billion investment in its manufacturing, assembly and testing facilities in Indiana, strengthening its role in the US defence industrial base. The investment, the largest Rolls-Royce has made in the US, has modernised advanced manufacturing capabilities at its Indianapolis campus and expanded engine testing capacity. This includes new ground-test facilities and an altitude test facility in West Lafay…
Rolls-Royce completes $1 billion Indiana investment to expand U.S. engine production for B-52, C-130J, MV-75 and MQ-25 programs
The work modernized advanced manufacturing across the Indianapolis campus and added new ground-test facilities. Rolls-Royce also established an altitude test facility in West Lafayette. “This billion-dollar investment is about more than buildings and test cells — it is about delivering for the American warfighter, on time and at the standard our customers expect. We made this investment because it was the right thing to do for U.S. national secu…
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