We have more than 600 engineers working at our Engineering Centre in Bengaluru, where we carry out a range of aerospace design and engineering work including development of new tools and technologies; and more than 100 at our Engineering Centre in Pune, where we launched an integrated engineering centre which delivers excellent engineering solutions to our Marine and Power Systems businesses. Both centres demonstrate our long-term commitment to strengthen our distinguished legacy and play a major role in helping develop India’s capabilities.
With a growing engineering footprint in India, we are looking towards establishing a robust ecosystem that will engage in co-creation across the entire value-chain – from research, design and development to manufacturing, integration, maintenance and repair. This will further enable it to fulfil its vision of Make in India, for India and the world.
Looking at the future, we remain committed to developing the Indian aerospace industry and delivering Indian self-reliance. An excellent example of this is the Adour Mk804/Mk811 (which powers the Jaguar) which was made and continues to be supported by HAL in India, with our support.
We will continue to support today’s fleets, including those that have been in service for many years. With this, India gets the best of global best practices and research and development. At the same time, in tandem with the country’s priority of indigenisation, technology transfer and our training programmes, we can support the IAF. This is how Rolls-Royce is helping power the people that protect our skies. To that end, we are looking at several different programmes in India and will continue to realise the country’s growth vision and efforts in reaching self-reliance.