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Reliance and Rolls-Royce partner to develop AMCA fighter jet engines

Reliance and Rolls-Royce partner to develop AMCA fighter jet engines
Explained: How India is set to benefit from the Rolls-Royce and Reliance partnership to develop indigenous AMCA engine · opindia.com

Two big companies have decided to work together to build a fighter jet engine.

The companies are Reliance Industries, which is from India, and Rolls-Royce, a famous engine maker from Britain.

A fighter jet is a very fast military plane, and its engine is like its heart.

The engine they want to build is for an Indian fighter jet called the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, or AMCA for short.

The plan is to build the engine in India instead of depending on engines made in other countries.

The companies want to build a special factory in India called an Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex, where the engine would be designed, built, tested and maintained.

This is the first time Reliance Industries is getting into the defence business.

India has relied on foreign engine makers for fighter jet engines for a very long time.

Making the engine at home could help India become more self-reliant and less dependent on other countries.

But this is just the beginning of the plan, and the companies have not yet said how much it will cost or when it will be finished.

Key facts

Companies
Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce
Programme
Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA)
Announcement Date
Friday, 14th August 2026
Planned Facility
Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex in India, envisioned as a centre of excellence for power and propulsion technology
Scope
Design, development, manufacturing, testing, production and through-life support of combat engines
Status
Strategic intent to explore the partnership; no final joint venture agreement or commercial engine contract yet
Government Funding
₹15 billion (around $157 million) earmarked in May for the AMCA programme
Significance
Marks Reliance Industries' foray into the defence sector

Quotes

Anant Ambani

Executive Director of Reliance Industries

“India’s strategic autonomy requires sovereign capability in critical technologies.””
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Tufan Erginbilgiç

CEO of Rolls‑Royce

“I welcome the opportunity to join forces with Reliance Industries, bringing together our century‑long heritage in advanced engineering and proven engine expertise with their homegrown leadership in Indian industry.””
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