Strategic Marine built three 53-knot offshore supply vessels powered by Rolls-Royce engines, designed as Surface Effect Ships for fast, safe passenger transfers to African oil platforms.

The on-board power generator, powered by a 20-cylinder mtu Series 4000 engine specially adapted for submarines, is designed to meet requirements of modern submarines for more electrical power & faster battery charging.

The contract, signed with programme prime BAE Systems Surface Ships Limited, is for five MBHSs to be manufactured at Rolls-Royce’s Canadian Naval Handling Centre of Excellence in Peterborough, Ontario.

The development of the site and engine testing is in partnership with easyJet and will be located at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

The mtu hybrid propulsion concept opens up new tactical possibilities for military vehicles.

Rolls-Royce Deutschland and ITP Aero will explore a partnership to design, develop, manufacture and support a Wingman Engine, a state-of-the-art, powerful solution for large remote carriers.

The MT30 is the world’s most power-dense marine gas turbine in service, providing high power in a minimum space while meeting the operation power demand of the future.

Rolls-Royce has supplied two 16-cylinder mtu Series 4000M55RN gas engines and the gas regulating unit (GRU) for the harbour tug.

The engine has been selected by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault to exclusively power its brand-new flagship aircraft, the Falcon 10X.

The tests took place at Rolls-Royce’s Business Aviation headquarters in Dahlewitz, Germany, and are part of the company’s ongoing ambition to play a leading role in the journey to achieve net zero flight by 2050.