Rolls-Royce expands strategic partnership with Bharat Forge to manufacture fan blades for its Pearl 10x engines

The agreement marks a significant milestone in Rolls-Royce’s commitment towards building in-country capabilities and strategic local partnerships and builds on its commitment to double its supply chain sourcing from India by 2030. The contract was signed at Rolls-Royce’s Dahlewitz facility near Berlin, reinforcing the long-standing collaboration between the two companies and Bharat Forge’s position as a trusted global supplier of precision aerospace components.

Speaking about the partnership, Sashi Mukundan, Executive Vice President – Transformation, Rolls-Royce India said,

“Rolls-Royce is delighted to deepen its partnership with Bharat Forge towards advancing the ‘Make in India’ vision. This new contract reflects our commitment to developing world-class manufacturing capabilities in India, with a shared vision of delivering state-of-the-art aerospace components to the global supply chain ecosystem.”

Amit Kalyani, Vice Chairman and Joint Managing Director of Bharat Forge, Ltd. said,

“This expanded partnership with Rolls-Royce reflects our shared commitment to engineering excellence and long-term collaboration. We are proud to support the Pearl engine family, which represents the future of high-performance aviation.”

Rolls-Royce started to collaborate with Bharat Forge in 2020, sourcing parts for the Pearl 700 programme in 2020. Over the years, Bharat Forge has worked closely with Rolls-Royce to achieve class-leading quality and delivery performance on the Pearl 700 programme, delivering its first zero-defect fan blade in 2024. The newly signed agreement expands this scope to include the Pearl 10X engine, marking a significant expansion of Bharat Forge’s role in supporting next-generation propulsion systems.

The Pearl 10X is the latest and most powerful member of the market-leading Pearl engine family, which is powering some of the largest, fastest and longest-range business jets available. The Pearl 10X engine features the Advance2 engine core, the most efficient core available across the business aviation sector, combined with a high-performance low-pressure system, resulting in a superior thrust of more than 18,000lb.

Rolls-Royce’s legacy in India spans 90 years, and encompasses strong strategic local partnerships, knowledge sharing collaborations with academia, joint ventures, robust supply chain, rich talent pool, engineering capability, digital solutions, and service delivery capabilities. Today, over 1400 Rolls-Royce engines power various platforms of the Indian Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Army. More than 4000 people work across its ecosystem, including 2800 highly skilled engineers contributing to global development programmes.

Bharat Forge has been a key supplier to Rolls-Royce since the inception of the Pearl 700 Programme, consistently delivering high-quality machined blades. Remarkably, Bharat Forge is the first and only company in India to offer this advanced technology for precision aerospace components used in the Pearl engine family. This capability reflects the company’s commitment to investing in cutting-edge manufacturing infrastructure and delivering globally competitive aerospace solutions. Bharat Forge is also keen to invest and grow to the next level, with a strategic focus on building long-term partnerships with leading OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers worldwide. The company is committed to advancing its capabilities in high-precision manufacturing, innovation, and sustainable aerospace solutions.

About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

1. Rolls-Royce is a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. Our products and service packages help our customers meet the growing need for power across multiple industries; enable governments to equip their armed forces with the power required to protect their citizens; and connect people, societies, cultures and economies together.
2. Rolls-Royce has a local presence in 48 countries and customers in over a hundred more, including airlines and aircraft leasing companies, armed forces and navies, and marine and industrial customers.
3. Through our multi-year transformation programme, we are building a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing Rolls-Royce. We are building the financial capacity and agility to allow us to successfully develop and deliver the products that will support our customers through the energy transition.
4. Annual underlying revenue was £17.8 billion in 2024, and underlying operating profit was £2.46 billion.
5. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a publicly traded company (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY, LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69)
6. Rolls-Royce’s legacy in India spans 90 years, and encompasses strong strategic local partnerships, knowledge sharing collaborations with academia, joint ventures, robust supply chain, rich talent pool, engineering capability, digital solutions, and service delivery capabilities. Today, over 1400 Rolls-Royce engines power various platforms of the Indian Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Army.
7. More than 4000 people work across its ecosystem, including 2800 highly skilled engineers contributing to global development programmes. www.rolls-royce.com

About Bharat Forge:

Bharat Forge Limited (BFL), a Pune-based Indian multinational, is a technology driven global leader in providing high performance, innovative safety critical components and solutions for several sectors including automotive, power, oil and gas, construction & mining, rail, marine, defence and aerospace.

BFL has presence across 18 manufacturing locations in five countries with the largest repository of metallurgical knowledge and offers full service supply capability to its geographically dispersed marquee customers from concept to product design, engineering, manufacturing, testing and validation.

To learn more, visit www.bharatforge.com

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