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1960: Snecma absorbs its subsidiary Voisin.

1960: Snecma shuts down motorcycle production.

1961: agreement between Snecma and Bristol Siddeley of the UK to develop the engine for the planned civilian supersonic transport, Concorde.

1964: Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza sign a license agreement for joint production of the Tyne turboprop engine (January).

1965: creation of Rolls-Royce Turbomeca to handle the Adour turbojet program for the French-English Jaguar aircraft.

1968: Snecma takes control of Hispano-Suiza (consolidated as a division), Sochata and Bugatti (May 28).

1968: launch of the M53 military jet engine program (July).

1969: Snecma and Turbomeca create the GRTS consortium for the joint development of the Larzac engine that will power the Alpha Jet trainer.

1969: French government creates Société Européenne de Propulsion (SEP), by grouping SEPR and Snecma’s space and missiles division (June). Snecma holds 34% of this new company.

1969: start of flight testing of the Mirage F1, powered by an Atar 9K50 (August).

1969: General Electric and Snecma decide to collaborate for European production of the CF6-50 (October).

1969: First flight of the Concorde SST, powered by the Olympus 593 built by Bristol Siddeley and Snecma (March 2).

 
   

 




 
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