India’s home-grown stealth fighter dream: can Rolls-Royce make it a reality?
The British aircraft engine maker is promising full technology transfer and local IP rights for India’s fifth-generation AMCA programme
In an interview with the Press Trust of India late last month, Sashi Mukandan, executive vice-president of Rolls-Royce India, said developing a next-generation engine in the country was a priority to power future Indian combat jets, including the AMCA.
“If India is thinking about next-generation engines, Rolls-Royce is probably the best partner,” Mukandan said. “We have the capability, the experience both in India and globally, and we have repeatedly demonstrated that we can do it.”
Mukandan said the AMCA engine core could be adapted for use as a naval marine engine and even for electric propulsion, noting that Rolls-Royce was among the few engine makers globally with the capability to convert an aircraft engine for marine use.