Reliance, Rolls-Royce plan sovereign combat engine for India’s AMCA

Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce on Friday said they intend to jointly develop a sovereign combat engine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) aprogramme, marking a bid by India’s largest private-sector company and Britain’s storied aero-engine maker to build indigenous fighter-jet propulsion capability in the country. The two companies, in a joint statement, said they would explore forming a dedicated Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex in India, envisioned as a centre of excellence for power and...