Technology to dominate Rolls-Royce presence at Aero India 2013

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Bangalore, February 1, 2013 : Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, will highlight the use of its innovative technology to enhance customer capability at the 9th Aero India in Bangalore from February 6th-10th, 2013. The Rolls-Royce stand (B4.3 in the UK Pavilion) will showcase its iPad-based services technology for the first time at the show and feature the Adour Mk871 engine, which powers India’s latest Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT), and the CTS800 helicopter engine.

Kishore Jayaraman, President, Rolls-Royce India, said: “Aero India is a significant platform for us in the continuing development of our business. India is an important market for Rolls-Royce with a number of significant local partners. We look forward to accelerating our business development and partnership initiatives as we work to further contribute to India’s defence modernization goals.”

John Gay, Senior Vice-President — Defence Aerospace, South Asia, Rolls-Royce, said: “It is a pleasure for us to be a part of Aero India, which gives us a platform to showcase our technology and products and has been an enabler for exchange of innovative ideas. Rolls-Royce is proud to have powered the Indian armed forces for 80 years. As our in-service fleets continue to increase we are looking to strengthen our local partnerships to deliver greater levels of support to the benefit of the customers here.”

The touch screen technology on the stand will enable visitors to gain a new insight in to the capabilities of the portfolio of Rolls-Royce defence engines which power aircraft in all market sectors. In addition, new iPad based technology will be used to highlight the company’s expansive services capability and offer visiting customers analysis of how initiatives such as fuel management may help to improve operational performance and reduce costs.

The Adour Mk871 engine powers the Indian AJT and is assembled and tested in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), an example of a partnership between the two companies that has now flourished for 57 years.

The CTS800 engine is designed and developed by the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Company (LHTEC), a 50:50 partnership between Rolls-Royce and Honeywell. It has passed 100,000 in-service flight hours and demonstrated proven technology and reliable performance in a variety of demanding operational environments.

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