Reliance And Rolls-Royce Team Up To Develop Engine For India's AMCA Fighter Jet
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Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce announced plans to jointly develop an indigenous combat engine for India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft programme and explore setting up an Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex in India.
India’s plan to build its own fighter jet engine has moved ahead. Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce announce plans to work together on an indigenous combat engine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme.
The two companies will explore the design, development, manufacturing, testing and delivery of a sovereign combat engine for the AMCA programme. The partnership will also cover through-life support for the engine. No financial details were disclosed.
As part of the proposed collaboration, the companies will also look at setting up a dedicated Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex in India. The facility would focus on advanced power and propulsion technology.
The partnership could also extend to wider cooperation in defence, civil aerospace and new power and propulsion systems.
What Each Side Brings
Rolls-Royce contributes over a century of aircraft engine expertise and existing partnerships in India. The company's CEO Tufan Erginbilgi said the partnership marks an important step toward a stronger and more self-reliant aerospace ecosystem in India.
Reliance brings manufacturing scale, technology capabilities and project execution experience. Anant Ambani, Executive Director of Reliance Industries, said India's strategic autonomy requires sovereign capability in critical technologies and that the partnership aims to build an enduring national capability in advanced propulsion that could make India globally competitive over time.
The AMCA Context
The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft is India's programme to develop a domestically designed fifth-generation stealth fighter for the Indian Air Force. The Indian government earmarked ₹1,500 crore in May to fast-track the programme.
A homegrown engine has been identified as a critical missing piece in India's defence self-reliance agenda, as the country has historically depended on imported propulsion systems for its combat aircraft.
The proposed Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex would give India a permanent capability in engine design, development and manufacturing rather than relying on technology transfer arrangements with foreign partners.
Reliance Industries Share Performance
Reliance Industries shares remained in focus after the company announced its proposed partnership with Rolls-Royce for the AMCA engine programme.
At around 3:15 PM on Monday, 17 August, Reliance Industries shares were trading at ₹1,320.00, up 0.76%. The stock had opened at ₹1,312.95, against its previous close of ₹1,308, and moved between an intraday high of ₹1,318.90 and a low of ₹1,299.
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