The new facility will also be home to the local defence and security electronics businesses of sister company, SAGEM.
The MTR390 and RTM322 engines power the Army's Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARH) and MRH90 trooplift helicopters respectively, and the RTM322 will also power the NH90 NFH if it is selected for the RAN under Phase 8 of Project Air 9000; an RFT for Ph.8 is expected within weeks, according to DMO sources.
The 1,800m2 Killara building houses the assembly and overhaul lines for both engine types; it was the first certified Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) centre for these engines worldwide and is still the only certified MTR390 MRO centre.
All 51 MTR390s have been delivered for the Army's 22 Tigers, defence materiel minister Greg Combet said at the opening ceremony.
These have accumulated 5,400 flying hours already.
Turbomeca will also supply 106 RTM322s for the ADF's 46 MRH90 helicopters.
Combet added that aircrew flying the MRH90 had praised the RTM322s, noting that aircraft needed to be refuelled to increase their gross weight before certain training exercises simply so instructors could demonstrate the consequences of a single engine failure: the engines are so powerful that, when the aircraft is lightly laden, students notice little difference when one engine is lost.
The opening of the Killara building represents the second phase of a $15-million investment and expansion program for Turbomeca Australasia and its French parent company, the SAFRAN group.
Turbomeca's Bankstown workforce has grown from 18 people in 2000 to 140 people today.