Rolls-Royce North America will invest US$400 million in a major modernisation of engine test facilities in Indiana, bringing total company investment in the United States to nearly US$1.5 billion in the past decade.
New facilities in Indianapolis will upgrade full engine test capabilities, following a major modernisation of advanced manufacturing at the campus. The Indianapolis facility will test engines for a variety of products, including the US Air Force B-52 strategic bomber fleet, after Rolls-Royce won a US$2.6 billion contract last fall to manufacture 650 engines for the iconic aircraft.
The total Indianapolis campus modernisation programme began with a previous US$600 million investment in new manufacturing facilities, upgraded equipment and advanced technology, which was completed in 2021. The additional US$400 million investment in test facilities will further establish the Indianapolis site among the most advanced manufacturing campuses that Rolls-Royce operates anywhere in the world. Combined with a talented UAW workforce of 1,000 among more than 3,300 total employees, the Indianapolis site is highly-efficient and competitive within the aerospace industry and other business areas in which the company operates.
Additionally, Rolls-Royce has invested over US$100 million coast to coast across the US since 2015, updating facilities in Massachusetts, Georgia, Mississippi, Virginia, South Carolina and California. (£1.00 = US$1.50 at time of publication)
