Make in India, go global: Rolls-Royce, HAL pact for Adour engine parts

Variants of the Adour engine power the Indian Air Force's Jaguar fighters as well as its fleet of Hawk advanced jet trainers

Rolls-Royce and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a “Make in India” agreement on Tuesday to manufacture parts for Rolls-Royce’s Adour engines that will support the UK-headquartered company’s international defence customer base.

Variants of the Adour engine power the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Jaguar fighters as well as its fleet of Hawk advanced jet trainers (AJT). The IAF has the world’s largest serving fleets of both these aircraft. HAL has manufactured and supported Adour engine variants, under licence from Rolls-Roy­ce, over several decades.

However, Rolls-Royce now aims to strengthen the spares and maintenance eco­system for Adour engi­nes in India. Rolls-Royce and HAL signed