Rolls Royce

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Global engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and Reliance Industries Limited announced a strategic partnership on Friday to design, develop, manufacture, and deliver a sovereign indigenous combat engine for India's upcoming fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). The joint venture aims to address the critical propulsion requirements of the Ministry of Defence, which is seeking a powerful 120-kilonewton engine to power the stealth fighter program. The landmark initiative represents a major boost for India's indigenous defence aerospace ambitions under the Atmanirbhar Bharat framework. While the Ministry of Defence has opened the manufacturing of five AMCA prototypes to private consortia—including…