LibertyWorks contracted for INVENT tech

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has contracted Rolls-Royce to support the development of subsystems for Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology.

Rolls-Royce's North American Technologies operations, also known also as LibertyWorks, was awarded the contract to develop a robust electrical power system for the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Under the $690,000 deal LibertyWorks will be expected to increase power and improve efficiencies for the robust electrical power system in support of the Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology.

"We are delighted to have been chosen to develop one of the critical INVENT subsystems," Phil Burkholder, LibertyWorks chief operating officer, said in a statement.

"We are closely working with airframe primes to provide an integrated power solution that will be compatible not only with existing jet engines, but will also support next-generation aircraft."