In 1954,
BMW formed
BMW Studiengesellschaft für Triebwerkbau GmbH as part of West German efforts to resume aircraft engine production. The company was renamed
BMW Triebwerkbau GmbH in 1957, and began producing
General Electric J79-11A turbojets for the
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter program. In 1960,
MAN AG acquired 50 percent of BMW Triebwerkbau GmbH. MAN AG purchased the remainder of the company in 1965, and merged it with MAN Turbomotoren GmbH to form MAN Turbo GmbH. MAN Turbo remained a separate company under MAN AG. ==Products==