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228:(OSyS), to form a new business, Controls and Data Services (CDS) which would continue to operate as part of the Rolls-Royce Group. The new business would bring together equipment sensors, controls and monitoring systems with performance analysis and health management services, delivering greater asset intelligence at a faster pace.
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The Rolls-Royce
Goodrich engine controls joint venture was announced on 14 August 2008 and agreement between the two companies was made on 22 December 2008 to form 'Rolls-Royce Goodrich Engine Control Systems Limited' with the trading company name of Aero Engine Controls. In the formation of Aero
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Indianapolis branch is part of the company, it is a separate legal entity with its own board of directors. This allows participation in large classified US defence contracts, which it would otherwise be unable to do for reasons of national
162:, fuel pumps and engine actuators for a large number of common commercial and military aircraft. Together these parts comprise the control system for a jet engine, responsible for delivering the correct amount of fuel and maintaining engine safety.
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in July 2012, Rolls-Royce announced it would purchase
Goodrich's 50% share of Aero Engine Controls. The purchase was completed on 10 December 2012 and Aero Engine Controls became wholly owned by Rolls-Royce Plc and a part of the Rolls-Royce Group.
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provides safety critical controls and asset intelligence solutions for industrial power, marine, civil and military aerospace. It produces engine control software,
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