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02-04-10, 01:21 AM
HAL, Rolls-Royce Expand Joint Venture Relationship
By vivek raghuvanshi
Published: 1 Apr 2010 11:35
NEW DELHI - Rolls-Royce and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) have created a 50:50 joint venture company to manufacture compressor shroud rings at Bangalore that will be used in defense aerospace applications for other HAL-Rolls Royce ventures.
U.K.-based Rolls-Royce and HAL are already jointly producing the Adour Mk 871 engine for the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer. The Indian Air Force has contracted for 66 Hawk trainers for $1.2 billion.
"Construction of a new purpose-built production facility, incorporating the latest in modern manufacturing techniques, will commence in 2010 with component production beginning in 2012," said Ashok Nayak, chairman of HAL.
Sir John Rose, chief executive of Rolls-Royce, said: "India is extremely important to Rolls-Royce, and we are delighted to announce this new joint venture company with our partners HAL. This marks an exciting new phase of our long-standing partnership with HAL and underscores our commitment to India and the aerospace industry here. India is a country that is full of potential for Rolls-Royce, and we look forward to continuing to develop our business here in the future," the official release from HAL said.
Rolls-Royce has had a license production partnership with HAL in Bangalore since 1956, when it first issued a license to manufacture the Orpheus engine, which is still in service today in the Indian Air Force Kiran jet trainer.
HAL is also involved in the maintenance of Rolls-Royce Avon, Adour, Gnome and Dart aero engines as well as Avon and 501 K industrial gas turbines.
By vivek raghuvanshi
Published: 1 Apr 2010 11:35
NEW DELHI - Rolls-Royce and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) have created a 50:50 joint venture company to manufacture compressor shroud rings at Bangalore that will be used in defense aerospace applications for other HAL-Rolls Royce ventures.
U.K.-based Rolls-Royce and HAL are already jointly producing the Adour Mk 871 engine for the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer. The Indian Air Force has contracted for 66 Hawk trainers for $1.2 billion.
"Construction of a new purpose-built production facility, incorporating the latest in modern manufacturing techniques, will commence in 2010 with component production beginning in 2012," said Ashok Nayak, chairman of HAL.
Sir John Rose, chief executive of Rolls-Royce, said: "India is extremely important to Rolls-Royce, and we are delighted to announce this new joint venture company with our partners HAL. This marks an exciting new phase of our long-standing partnership with HAL and underscores our commitment to India and the aerospace industry here. India is a country that is full of potential for Rolls-Royce, and we look forward to continuing to develop our business here in the future," the official release from HAL said.
Rolls-Royce has had a license production partnership with HAL in Bangalore since 1956, when it first issued a license to manufacture the Orpheus engine, which is still in service today in the Indian Air Force Kiran jet trainer.
HAL is also involved in the maintenance of Rolls-Royce Avon, Adour, Gnome and Dart aero engines as well as Avon and 501 K industrial gas turbines.