Rolls-Royce North America, Inc. is a subsidiary of

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Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace and defence company incorporated in February 2011. The company owns Rolls-Royce, a business established in 1904 which today designs, manufactures and distributes power systems for ...

. The American unit operates under a

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which allows it to work independently on some of the most sensitive United States defense programs despite its foreign ownership. It is involved principally with providing management direction and corporate support for all Rolls-Royce businesses and operations in North America, encompassing more than 7,000 employees at 66 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Its headquarters are in

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. The most significant part of Rolls-Royce North America is "Rolls-Royce Corporation", formerly the

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. Other subsidiaries include: * Rolls-Royce Canada Limited * Rolls-Royce Marine North America Inc. * Rolls-Royce Defense Services, Inc. * Rolls-Royce North America Ventures, Inc. * Rolls-Royce Power Systems * MTU America

LibertyWorks

The Allison Advanced Development Company (also known as LibertyWorks) was established in 1995 as a result of

's acquisition of the

. As well as establishing a

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for Allison, Rolls-Royce was required to vest Allison's classified projects in Allison Advanced Development Company. In 2005, Rolls-Royce changed the name to Rolls-Royce North American Technologies.

Notable former and current employees

* Samuel L. Higginbottom – former chairman, president and CEO; CEO of

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– former president CEO; administrator of the

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Rolls-Royce Opens New Regional Corporate Headquarters in Northern Virginia
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Aircraft engine manufacturers of the United States American subsidiaries of foreign companies Companies based in Reston, Virginia Defense companies of the United States