Rolls-Royce – The Defense Post

Apr- 2026 -

27 April

Australia Picks Rolls-Royce Gas Turbines for Future Mogami-Class Warships

Canberra has selected Rolls-Royce to supply its MT30 marine gas turbines for the Royal Australian Navy’s upcoming Mogami-class frigates, supporting a fleet of up to 11 vessels under a $7.1 billion program with Japan.

27 April

Air

Rolls-Royce's new additive manufacturing line in Bristol

Rojoef Manuel

Rolls-Royce Expands UK Operations With 3D Printing Hub for Military Aircraft Engines

Rolls-Royce has inaugurated a new additive manufacturing line in Bristol to produce key components for next-generation military aircraft engines, supported by UK Ministry of Defence funding.

Mar- 2026 -

27 March

Europe

Puma infantry fighting vehicle, developed and manufactured by PSM Project System & Management GmbH, a joint venture of KNDS Deutschland and Rheinmetall Landsysteme. Image credit: PSM Project System & Management GmbH"

Rojoef Manuel

Germany Orders 200 Rolls-Royce Propulsion Systems for Puma Fleet

Rolls-Royce Power Systems has received a contract to supply 200 new mtu PowerPacks for the German Armed Forces’ Puma infantry fighting vehicles.

2 March

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

Rolls-Royce Completes Key F130 Engine Tests for US Air Force B-52J Program

Rolls-Royce has completed altitude testing of its F130 engine, marking another milestone toward delivering the powerplant for the B-52.

Jan- 2026 -

23 January

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Rolls-Royce to Supply 350 mtu Series 199 Engines for Boxer Vehicles

Rolls-Royce will provide 350 mtu Series 199 engines for new Boxer armored wheeled vehicles for Germany and other international customers.

14 January

Europe

Condor tank on display, a modern tracked armored vehicle with angular blue camouflage, turret-mounted cannon, and multiple road wheels, parked outdoors near a facility

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Meet Condor: Germany’s Anti-Aircraft Tank Fitted With Rolls-Royce Engine

Germany has taken an unconventional route for its latest ground combat platform, repurposing different components from proven systems to assemble an all-new anti-aircraft tank.

Jul- 2025 -

15 July

Americas

The Navy's newest Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft arrived at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWC PCD) September 2nd 2020. The two craft, LCAC 100 and LCAC 101, were escorted by NSWC PCD's research, development, test and evaluation craft, LCAC 91. This effort is part of the Navy's Ship to Shore Connector Program which calls for the procurement of 72 craft with a separate craft serving as a test and training craft.

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Taps Rolls-Royce for LCAC 100 Hovercraft Engines

The US Navy has awarded Rolls-Royce a $54.7-million contract to supply engines for the Landing Craft Air Cushion 100-class (LCAC 100) hovercraft.

Jun- 2025 -

4 June

Asia Pacific

230427-N-CD453-2001 YELLOW SEA (April 27, 2023) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) sails in formation with Republic of Korea Navy ships Sejong the Great-class guided-missile destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991), Daegu-class frigate ROKS Seoul (FFG-821), Gwangaetto the Great-class multipurpose destroyer ROKS Eulji Mundeok (DDH-972), Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class multipurpose destroyer ROKS Choe Yeong (DDH 981), and Ulsan-class frigate ROKS Cheongju, during Maritime Counter Special Operations Exercise (MCSOFEX) in the Yellow Sea, April 27. John Finn is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Oblander)

Rojoef Manuel

Rolls-Royce Engines to Power South Korea’s Ulsan Warships

The Republic of Korea Navy has selected Rolls-Royce to supply propulsion systems for its Ulsan-class frigates.

3 June

Americas

Image rendering of the River-class Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) vessel

Inder Singh Bisht

Canadian Navy Picks Rolls-Royce for River-Class Destroyer Power System

Rolls-Royce has reached an agreement with the Royal Canadian Navy to supply propulsion and handling systems for its first three river-class destroyers.

May- 2025 -

9 May

Air