Rolls-Royce offer development of new engine

Rolls-Royce have reportedly offered development of a ‘powerful’ turbofan engine for future Indian fighters (read AMCA) which was subject of discussion during the recent visit to India of Sir Michael Fallon, UK Secretary of State for Defence. “Such a gas turbine engine, the very latest in technology, is being developed in collaboration between UK’s Rolls-Royce and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO) and Gas Turbine and Research Establishment (GTRE),” said Stephen Phipson, Head of Defence and Security Organisation, Department of International Trade, UK.