Rolls-Royce Power Systems expands plants, new factory in Friedrichshafen

Rolls-Royce Power Systems says it raised adjusted revenue by 19% to EUR 5.72 billion in 2025 and is putting a high three-digit million amount into plants, technology and innovation around the world, more than ever before. At the Friedrichshafen site the company is restructuring the existing plants 1 and 2 and building an additional plant that will also take over assembly of the series 4000 from 2028; military production is growing through additional test stands, special machines and modernised logistics, and investment also goes into Magdeburg and Ruhstorf. In the USA the Aiken (South Carolina) site is growing, and in Mankato (Minnesota) more than 23,000 m² of production space is added. About 700 new employees joined in 2025 and more than 1,000 positions are to be filled in 2026; the drivers are data centres and defence (a large order for more than 300 Leopard 2 engines). (LOK Report, 27 Feb 2026; second source: Rolls-Royce Power Systems, 2 Mar 2026)