International aerospace major Rolls-Royce expects India to emerge as a globally-competitive manufacturing base for advanced aero-engine components over the next five years, as the company expands its supplier ecosystem and deepens the integration of Indian manufacturers into its global supply chains.Speaking to businessline, Sashi Mukundan, Executive Vice-President – Transformation, Rolls-Royce India, said the company sees Indian industry progressively developing capabilities in manufacturing high-value compressor and turbine components, rotating parts, complex machined structures and advanced aerospace manufacturing processes.Notably, the expansion forms part of Rolls-Royce’s broader plan to increase sourcing from India to around $1 billion over the next five years.This reflects the company’s long-term objective of making India a strategic manufacturing and engineering hub for its global civil aerospace, defence and power systems businesses.“Our ambitions for India also include the creation of a complete, sovereign aero-engine ecosystem, at the heart of which is a dedicated Aero Gas Turbine Complex that we are proposing to set up in the country, with the AMCA programme as an anchor,” Mukundan said.According to him, strengthening India’s manufacturing ecosystem, both in terms of scale and technological capability, is fundamental to supporting the company’s long-term aero-engine programmes, while enabling India to play a larger role in global aerospace supply chains.Besides expanding component manufacturing, Rolls-Royce expects India to strengthen capabilities in areas such as quality management systems, regulatory approvals, certification processes and advanced materials handling.Furthermore, Mukundan said the company’s objective extends beyond increasing sourcing volumes and instead is focused on developing long-term industrial capability through technology partnerships, knowledge transfer and supplier development.He said the recent visit of Rolls-Royce Group Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer Martin Thomsen to India underlined the company’s commitment to strengthening relationships with existing suppliers while identifying new partners capable of supporting future global programmes.As per the company, the expansion of the supplier ecosystem is expected to improve supply-chain resilience while supporting India’s ambition of building an internationally-competitive aerospace manufacturing base under the Viksit Bharat vision.Tie-up with Indian firmsCurrently, Rolls-Royce works with several Indian companies, including Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), Bharat Forge, Tata, Godrej, Force Motors and Azad Engineering.The company recently expanded its collaboration with Bharat Forge to manufacture fan blades for the Pearl 10X engines powering Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 10X business jet.Its International Aerospace Manufacturing Pvt Ltd (IAMPL) joint venture with HAL manufactures more than 160 aero-engine components for the Trent family of civil aircraft engines as well as other civil and defence programmes.Moreover, the recent expansion of the Hosur facility is expected to enhance India’s capability to manufacture high-precision compressor and turbine components while building capacity for complex rotating parts required for future indigenous and global aerospace programmes.Published on August 5, 2026