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Rolls Royce, the world leader in manufacturing aero-engines announced forming a manufacturing a company in India along with HAL. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is a defense-public enterprise based in Karnatakas capital, Bangalore.
The manufacturing JV will make HAL the only manufacturer and supplier of shroud rings for Trent series and V2500 RB211 engines of Rolls Royce – used in Boeing and Airbus. Reports suggest an investment of $4 million each. The factory will be built on leased property from one of the many HAL properties. Production will start by 2012.
HAL has been manufacturing different parts for Rolls Royce since 1956 in one or the other. HAL, which manufactures 90% of its engines for Indian Defense will get a chance to learn world class techniques from this JV.
