British defence giant Rolls-Royce on Thursday announced a mega plan to scale-up its business in India across vital sectors of defence and energy, including co-development of a next-generation combat jet engine. The announcement came a day after the company's CEO Tufan Erginbilgic met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The company on Thursday announced its intention to scale-up its business in India to support future programmes and partnerships across defence, civil aviation and energy. Sashi Mukundan, the executive vice president of Rolls-Royce India, accompanied Erginbilgic in the meeting with the prime minister. At present, more than 4,000 people are working across the Rolls-Royce ecosystem in India, including 2,800 engineers who contribute to global programmes across its businesses.

Source: The Telegraph February 12, 2026 11:47 UTC