Rolls-Royce is expanding its Australian defence operations through a new export agreement with Marand Precision Engineering and the opening of a regional Defence headquarters in Canberra.
Rolls-Royce expects to benefit from defence commitments made at the recent NATO summit, with Chief Executive Tufan Erginbilgic specifically pointing to the MQ-4C Triton, GlobalEye and Saab.
Rolls-Royce sees smaller AMRs as potentially better suited to space defense and industrial applications than the larger-scale power markets being targeted by its SMR business, Chief Executive Tufan Erginbilgic said.
Rolls-Royce expects government investment in unmanned military aircraft to expand the market for autonomous propulsion.
Rolls-Royce said the UK’s latest defence investment commitments had improved the outlook for its AUKUS-related business, while rising submarine activity supported stronger performance in the first half of 2026.
Rolls-Royce expects the UK government’s £9 billion multi-year commitment to the Global Combat Air Programme to provide greater visibility over funding through 2030.
Team Tempest partners have reported progress across key technologies for the UK’s Future Combat Air System and its role in the Global Combat Air Programme.
Rolls-Royce has selected McLaughlin & Harvey for a contract worth more than £100 million to build a new customer-funded facility at its Bristol site.
Rolls-Royce, Avio Aero and IHI Corporation have moved closer to ground-testing the engine demonstrator for the Global Combat Air Programme.
Rolls-Royce has supplied four mtu 12V 396 TE54 generator sets for INS Mahendragiri, the sixth indigenous Nilgiri-class stealth frigate commissioned by the Indian Navy.
Rolls-Royce Submarines has officially broken ground and started foundational work on a new manufacturing facility at its Raynesway site in Derby.
Rolls-Royce Power Systems unveiled the mtu PowerPack Xelerate, an integrated parallel hybrid propulsion system for land forces.
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