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SINGAPORE—As part of long-term strategic plan to expand Singapore’s position as an aerospace innovation and manufacturing hub, the country's Economic Development Board (EDB) has signed memoranda of understandings with RTX and Rolls-Royce.
The agreements include further investments from RTX businesses Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney to introduce new capabilities in Singapore to support next-generation commercial aircraft platforms and meet growing regional demand. In total, RTX will invest over $139 million under the latest arrangement.
To meet the rising need for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in the Asia-Pacific region, the agreement covers the development of new Collins’ support capabilities to reduce turnaround times, including on electrical power systems, as well as environmental and airframe control systems. RTX says the added capabilities include MRO support for integrated drive generators on the GE Aerospace GE9X-powered Boeing 777X—now due to enter into service in 2027.
In addition, the Collins expansion will include MRO support for 787 controllers for engine starters, cabin air compressors and auxiliary power units, as well as new cooling systems capabilities covering pumps and controller systems. RTX says the new capabilities are expected to be fully operational in 2030.
The agreements also include the addition of new production capabilities and added MRO expansion at Pratt sites on the island. As part of its ongoing efforts to ramp PW1000G geared turbofan MRO capacity around the world, Pratt says it will add capabilities to service the engine’s fan drive gear system at its Seletar facility. The company’s thermal coating capability in Tuas will also be expanded.
Rolls-Royce’s Singapore and Solutions Asia units have meanwhile signed an MOU with the EDB “to explore new growth opportunities across aerospace and power systems capabilities,” says the UK engine-maker.
Rolls-Royce says the agreement covers potential expansion of manufacturing operations as well as MRO. The engine maker says under the pact it will “explore potential development of technologies beyond existing programs such as the Smart Manufacturing Joint Lab. In addition, Rolls-Royce Solutions Asia will look to expand and enhance its capabilities to support regional growth of the data centers market.”
Rolls-Royce adds that potential developments under the MOU may also include the establishment of an AI center of excellence.
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