$24M Effort Aims To Help Develop New Jet Engine Components

Indiana and aerospace officials say a new $24 million program aims to help develop next-generation jet engine components.

The research agreement announced Monday at the International Paris Air Show involves engineering company Rolls-Royce, Purdue University and the state of Indiana. It comes amid Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's economic development trip to Europe.

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Plans call for gas turbine research at Purdue's Zucrow Laboratories that will focus on advanced turbine technologies. Rolls-Royce will apply the technologies to jet engine airfoil components in engines produced at the company's Indiana facilities.

Rolls-Royce has committed up to $10 million. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is contributing $6 million over three years through the Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund. Purdue is supplying facilities and equipment infrastructure investments of $8 million.