LONDON - Rolls-Royce PLC has signed an agreement with Savannah, Georgia-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corporaton to supply two billion dollars worth of aircraft engines over the next decade. <br>
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Rolls-Royce said Tuesday it has firm orders for 300 BR-710 turbofan engines and options to deliver another 300. The engines will power the new twin-engine Gulfstream VSP business jet aircraft. <br>
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The BR-710, produced by Rolls-Royce Deutschland at its Dahlewitz plant near Berlin, is the sole power plant for the Gulfstream V and Gulfstream VSP corporate jets. <br>
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The BR-710 is already used on two Bombardier business jets -- the long-range Global Express and the ``super large'' Global 5000. Rolls-Royce said the engine has also been chosen to power the BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4, Britain's new maritime reconnaissance plane.
