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Rolls-Royce Primes New Defense Reciprocal Projects in SA, in an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com.


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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2001

The following is an advisory by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration.

(2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT.
, Inc.; Houston Texas). A project using vermiculite ver·mic·u·lite  
n.
Any of a group of micaceous hydrated silicate minerals related to the chlorites and used in heat-expanded form as insulation and as a planting medium.
 to produce fire-resistant boarding materials for the building industry and another venture to produce water-driven hydraulic power tools for the mining industry are receiving start-up funding from Rolls-Royce in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . They are part of the reciprocal arrangements flowing from the 1999 SA government defense budget spending which included BAE Systems BAE Systems

British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems.
 Hawk trainer aircraft.

In terms of the industrial commitment guidelines, Rolls-Royce, as an aerospace, defense, marine and energy group, also made Denel Aviation the sole supplier of the gear box for the Rolls-Royce Tay The Rolls-Royce Tay name is given to two Rolls-Royce jet engines.
  • The original turbojet design was a follow-on to the Nene that was used on small numbers in the 1950s.
 aero engine aero engine
Noun

an engine for an aircraft
. The new Turbomeca Adour engines for the Hawks will be assembled and tested in South Africa. Carbon 12, the vemiculite-based project, will create approximately 500 mixed skill jobs and the power tool project is expected to create 100. Jointly the projects are targeted to produce $421 million in exports over the next seven years.

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