London / Mumbai, August 14, 2026
Reliance Industries Limited (Reliance) and Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today announced their strategic intent to partner and offer capabilities for the design, development, manufacturing and delivery of a sovereign indigenous combat engine for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme.
As part of the partnership, Reliance and Rolls-Royce will explore the formation of a dedicated Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex that will serve as a centre of excellence for power and propulsion technology in India.
About the Partnership
The partnership is intended to offer a combined proposition for joint development of the AMCA engine in India, bringing together Rolls-Royce’s global engine technology with Reliance’s industrial execution capabilities. The companies frame the announcement as a step toward the vision set out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India’s defence ecosystem to deliver an indigenous engine to power the country’s fighter jet programme.
By combining Rolls-Royce’s global leadership in engines with Reliance’s established industrial strengths, the proposed Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex is intended to build sovereign, end-to-end Indian capability across design, development, manufacturing, testing, production and through-life support. The companies also indicated the partnership could open opportunities for wider collaboration across defence, civil aerospace, and new power and propulsion systems.
The alliance is positioned as supporting India’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat” vision for technology indigenisation, with the stated aim of helping position India as a global leader in advanced propulsion capabilities.
Statements
Anant Ambani, Executive Director, Reliance Industries Limited, said:
“India’s strategic autonomy requires sovereign capability in critical technologies. Our intent with Rolls-Royce is to combine their world-leading expertise in advanced propulsion with Reliance’s technology, manufacturing, scale and execution capabilities to build an indigenous aero-engine ecosystem in India. Together, we aim to build an enduring national capability that can make India self-reliant and, over time, globally competitive in advanced propulsion technologies. This is our contribution to the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of an Atmanirbhar Viksit Bharat.”
Tufan Erginbilgiç, CEO, Rolls-Royce plc, said:
“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. Together, with our existing partnerships and capabilities in India, this marks a major milestone towards building a robust, self-reliant aerospace ecosystem in the country.”