New Delhi (TIP): India’s push to build a home-grown fighter jet engine has received a major boost. Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce have announced their strategic intent to work together on an indigenous combat engine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme.
The two companies also plan to explore setting up an Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex in India that could become a centre for advanced engine and propulsion technology.
The proposed partnership will bring together Rolls-Royce’s expertise in advanced aircraft engines and Reliance Industries’ manufacturing, technology and execution capabilities.
The companies said they intend to explore the design, development, manufacturing and delivery of a sovereign combat engine for India’s AMCA programme.
The partnership is aimed at creating an end-to-end capability in India, covering engine design and development to manufacturing, testing, production and long-term support.
Anant Ambani, Executive Director, Reliance Industries, said developing critical technologies within India is important for the country’s strategic independence.
“India’s strategic autonomy requires sovereign capability in critical technologies,” Ambani said.
He added that the partnership would combine Rolls-Royce’s expertise in advanced propulsion with Reliance’s technology, manufacturing scale and execution capabilities.
“Together, we aim to build an enduring national capability that can make India self-reliant and, over time, globally competitive in advanced propulsion technologies,” he said.
As part of the proposed partnership, the companies will explore the formation of a dedicated Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex in India.
The facility is expected to focus on power and propulsion technology and could support capabilities across the complete engine development cycle.
The companies said the proposed complex would help build an Indian capability covering design, development, manufacturing, testing, production and through-life support.
The partnership could also open the door to wider cooperation in defence, civil aerospace and new power and propulsion systems.
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