India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme is drawing interest from major industrial players as companies including Rolls-Royce and Reliance Industries work to build a local supply chain for the proposed indigenous fighter aircraft engine.
At the Reliance Industries Supplier Forum 2026, senior executives from aerospace and engineering companies gathered to hear Rolls-Royce present its technology partnership proposal. LMW Advanced Technology Centre confirmed its participation in the forum, highlighting the growing involvement of Indian manufacturers in the emerging AMCA aero-engine ecosystem.
LMW Advanced Technology Centre is the advanced technology arm of Lakshmi Machine Works, a major Indian precision engineering group. Its participation brings an established engineering company into discussions surrounding the proposed AMCA engine and its potential manufacturing ecosystem.
Beyond engine design and development, the programme would require a network of Indian suppliers capable of producing specialised components, spares and accessories. Key areas could include precision forging, castings, specialised material fabrication, hot-section components, transmission systems and accessory gears.
Rolls-Royce already has a long association with India’s military aviation sector and has supplied engines for aircraft including the Jaguar, which uses the Adour turbofan. In August 2026, Rolls-Royce and Reliance Industries announced their strategic intent to jointly offer capabilities for the design, development, manufacturing and delivery of an indigenous combat engine for the AMCA programme. The companies also said they would explore establishing an Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex in India.
The proposed collaboration is aimed at bringing together Rolls-Royce’s engine technology and Reliance’s industrial capabilities to support the development of an indigenous propulsion ecosystem for the AMCA.
The partnership could also expand opportunities for Indian companies to participate in manufacturing and supply-chain activities associated with the aircraft engine programme. The AMCA itself is being developed as an indigenous fifth-generation, medium-weight, twin-engine stealth fighter under India’s broader effort to strengthen domestic defence technology and manufacturing capabilities.
