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November 19, 2009

  DUBAI AIR SHOW ORDERS AND MILESTONES REFLECT ROLLS-ROYCE TECHNOLOGY SUCCESS  

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured orders worth more 
than $2.3 billion during the Dubai Air Show, demonstrating its strong
market positions, its continued investment in technology and access to global
markets.

The Group, which has the most extensive portfolio of power systems in the
aerospace industry, won orders in both the civil and defence aerospace market
sectors. It also reaffirmed its commitment to working in partnership in the
Middle East, signing a tenancy agreement with the Qatar Science and Technology
Park.

Civil highlights included orders for both the Trent 700 and Trent XWB, taking
sales for each engine type past 1,000. Air China ordered the Trent 700, in an
order worth $1.5 billion to power 20 Airbus A330 aircraft. A total of 584 
Trent 700 engines have been delivered to customers around the world since 
entry into service in 1995.

Ethiopian Airlines selected the Trent XWB, the fastest selling Trent engine
ever, in an order worth $480 million that also marked the airline's first Trent
purchase. The engines will power 12 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft.

In the defence sector, Rolls-Royce was awarded a $171 million contract to
supply its unique LiftSystemâ„¢ for a further nine Short Take-Off and Vertical
Landing (STOVL) variant F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) aircraft. This
order is the second production contract for Rolls-Royce as part of its
involvement in the Joint Strike Fighter programme.

Rolls-Royce also announced it has powered the UK's largest fully-autonomous
unmanned aircraft through successful flight trials in Australia. Working in
conjunction with BAE Systems, which is leading the Mantis programme,
Rolls-Royce has led the development of an Integrated Power System (IPS)
incorporating the twin engines and propellers and associated sub-systems.

Europrop International, in which Rolls-Royce is a partner, announced a major
milestone on the path to the first flight of the Airbus A400M military
transport aircraft with the clearance of the aircraft's TP400 engines for taxi
trials.

Rolls-Royce market success continues to reflect the financial and operational
appeal of long-term service agreements designed to minimise customer financial
risk and enhance operational performance and reliability, allowing operators to
concentrate on their core business. The Air China order included Rolls-Royce
TotalCare® service support, which is now in place on more than 80 per cent of
new Trent engines.

The Group also benefited from the continued success of International Aero
Engines, in which Rolls-Royce is a senior partner. IAE received an order for
V2500 engines from DAE Capital, the aircraft leasing and financial business arm
of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), with a value to Rolls-Royce of 
$110 million. IAE also won an order for aftermarket services from Etihad Airways 
for V2500 engines worth up to $60 million to Rolls-Royce.

         Details and values of orders announced at Dubai Air Show 2009         

Customer      Region      Announcement                     Engine      Value   
                                                                               
Air China     Asia        Air China selects Rolls-Royce    Trent 700   $1.5bn  
                          engines to power 20 A330s. All                       
                          engines ordered include                              
                          TotalCare®                                           
                                                                               
Ethiopian     Africa      Ethiopian Airlines selects       Trent XWB   $480m   
Airlines                  Rolls-Royce engines for 12                       
                          A350 XWBs                                                 
                                                                               
Dubai         Middle East DAE Capital, the leasing arm of  V2500       $110m   
Aerospace                 Dubai Aerospace Enterprise,                          
Enterprise                selects V2500 engines to power                       
                          20 A320s                                             
                                                                               
Pratt &       US          Rolls-Royce signs $171 million   LiftSystem  $171m   
Whitney                   F-35 STOVL LiftSystem contract                       
                                                                               
Etihad        Middle East Etihad Airways signs aftermarket V2500       $60m    
Airways                   services agreement covering 30                       
                          V2500 engines that power 14                          
                          A320s                                                

Notes to Editors:

 1. Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use
    on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global
    markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. In each of
    these sectors, Rolls-Royce offers value-added long-term service agreements 
    for customers and operators.

 2. In 2008, Rolls-Royce and its partners invested £885 million on research and
    development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the
    environmental aspects of its products, in particular the reduction of
    emissions.
   
 3. Annual underlying revenues were £9.1 billion in 2008, of which 52 per cent
    came from services revenues. The firm and announced order book stood at 
    £57.5 billion at 30 June 2009, providing visibility of future levels of
    activity.
   
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