Rolls-Royce North America, Inc. is a subsidiary of
multinational corporation
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Rolls-Royce plc. The American unit operates under a
Special Security Arrangement 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
Reston, Virginia
Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, and a principal city of both Northern Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Reston's population was 63,226.
Founded in 1964, Rest ...
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The most significant part of Rolls-Royce North America is "Rolls-Royce Corporation", formerly the
Allison Engine Company. 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
Rolls-Royce plc's acquisition of the
Allison Engine Company. As well as establishing a
proxy board 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
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Samuel L. Higginbottom – former chairman, president and CEO; CEO of
Eastern Air Lines
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Marion Blakey – former president CEO; administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration
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References
External links
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Rolls-Royce Opens New Regional Corporate Headquarters in Northern Virginia
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...
Aircraft engine manufacturers of the United States
American subsidiaries of foreign companies
Companies based in Reston, Virginia
Defense companies of the United States