Rolls‑Royce taps Bharat Forge to make fan blades for Pearl 700 and Pearl 10X in India

Rolls‑Royce has signed an agreement with Bharat Forge to manufacture fan blades for its Pearl 700 and Pearl 10X engines in India, expanding a key supplier partnership. The deal supports Rolls‑Royce’s plan to double sourcing from India by 2030 and boost local aerospace capacity.

Discovered 2025-10-16T03:26:42.318966-07:00 | 2025-10-16T03:26:42.318966-07:00

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  • Secures supply of critical rotating hardware for the Pearl 700 and Pearl 10X at a time when the Pearl 10X has completed certification testing and is moving into regulatory review (see recent completion of certification testing: https://hype.aero/?story=416b6614-dd75-4918-91b0-0d56fa05e062).
  • Advances Rolls‑Royce’s strategy to deepen India sourcing and scale local production capacity ahead of Pearl 10X entry‑into‑service, reinforcing India’s role in global engine supply chains as the programme hits major certification milestones (context on Pearl 10X milestones: https://hype.aero/?story=b6935312-1e3f-4c7c-972f-cf8df11230e6).

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