List of Indian aircraft

Short description: All aircraft produced by India

The article constitutes most of notable aircraft produced by India. Since its independence, India has designed and produced a number of civilian and military aircraft. State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) remains the largest manufacturer of aircraft in country.

## Contents

* 1 Trainers
* 2 Civilian
* 2.1 Rotorcraft
* 2.2 Fixed wing
* 3 Military
* 3.1 Rotorcraft
* 3.2 Fixed Wing
* 4 Unmanned aerial vehicles
* 5 Ultralight
* 6 See also
* 7 Notes and references
* 7.1 Notes
* 7.2 References
* 8 Bibliography

## Trainers

Name and designation  | Image  | Manufacturer  | First flight  | Status  | Number built  | Notes  | Ref (s)

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HAL HT-2 |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | 5 August 1951  | Retired  | 172  |  | [1]
HAL Pushpak (HUL-26)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | 28 September 1958  | In limited use as private aircraft  | 160+  |  | [2]
HAL Kiran (HJT-16)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | 4 September 1964  | In service  | 190  |  | [3][4]
HAL Deepak (HPT-32 and HTT-34)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | 6 January 1977  | In service  | 125  | HTT-34, the Turboprop variant of aircraft was introduced in 1984  | [5][6]
HAL HTT-35  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | \-  | Cancelled  | 0  | Envisaged as replacement of HPT-32, never built.  |
HAL Sitara (HJT-36)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | 7 March 2003  | Limited series production  | 16  | Induction due for 2023  | [7]
HAL HTT-40 |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | 31 May 2016  | In development  | 2 prototypes  | Developed as replacement for HPT-32. Total 106 airframes are planned for Indian Air Force.
HAL Combat Air Trainer (HJT-39)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Never flown  | Cancelled  | 0  | Dropped in favour of Hawk 132.  | [8]
HAL SPORT (Supersonic Omni Role Trainer Aircraft)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | TBD  | Designing phase  |  | Advanced trainer based on HAL Tejas fighter aircraft.  | [9][10]
HAL LIFT (Lead-In Fighter Trainer)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | TBD  | Proposed  |  | Advanced trainer based on HAL Tejas fighter aircraft.

## Civilian

### Rotorcraft

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HAL Dhruv (ALH)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Utility helicopter | 20 August 1992  | In service  | 335  | Number includes both military and civil aircraft  | [11]

### Fixed wing

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HAL Basant |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Agricultural aircraft | 30 March 1972  | Out of production  | 39  |  | [12]
NAL Hansa  |  | National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)  | Light trainer  | 23 November 1993  | In production  | 17  |  | [13]
NAL Saras |  | National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)  | Airliner  | 29 May 2004  | Mk1 in production, Mk2 in development  | 2 prototypes  | Mk2 proposed for flight in 2025  | [14]
NAL NM5  |  | National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) and Mahindra & Mahindra | General aviation  | 1 September 2011  | Cancelled  | 1 prototype  |  |
HAL/NAL Regional Transport Aircraft (Indian Regional Jet)  |  | HAL and NAL  | Airliner  | TBD  | In development  |  |  |

## Military

### Rotorcraft

Name  | Image  | Manufacturer  | Role  | First flight  | Status  | Number built  | Notes  | Ref (s)

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HAL Dhruv (ALH) and variants  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Utility helicopter | 20 August 1992  | In service  | 335  | Number includes both military and civil aircraft  | [11]
HAL Rudra (Dhruv-WSI)  | thumb  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Attack helicopter | 16 August 2007  | In service  | 91 (+75 on order)  | Weaponized version of Dhruv  | [15]
HAL Prachand (Light Combat Helicopter)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Attack helicopter | 29 March 2010  | In production  | 9 (+15 LSP and 162 choppers planned)  |  | [16]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Light Utility Helicopter  | 6 September 2016  | In production  | 3 (187 planned)  |  | [17]
Indian Multi Role Helicopter |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Medium multirole helicopter  | 2024-25  | Under development  |  |  | [18]
HAL Medium Combat Helicopter Program  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Large attack helicopter  | 2027  | Under development  |  |  | [19]

### Fixed Wing

Name  | Image  | Manufacturer  | Role  | First flight  | Status  | Number built  | Notes  | Ref (s)

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HAL Krishak (HAOP-27)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Surveillance aircraft | November 1959  | Retired  | 70  |  | [20]
HAL Marut (HF-24)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Fighter-bomber  | 17 June 1961  | Retired  | 147  |  | [21]
HAL HF-73  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Strike fighter  | Never flown  | Cancelled  | 0  |  | [22]
HAL Ajeet |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Fighter aircraft  | 30 September 1976  | Retired  | 89  |  | [23]
HAL Tejas (Light Combat Aircraft)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Multirole combat aircraft | 4 January 2001  | In production  | 40 (+83 on order)  |  | [24]
HAL Tejas Mk2 (Medium Weight Fighter)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Multirole combat aircraft | 2026 (Expected)  | Building prototypes  |  |  | [25]
HAL TEDBF (Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Carrier-based fighter  | 2026 (Expected)  | Under development  |  | a derivative of TEDBF named HAL ORCA proposed for Indian Air Force  | [26]
HAL AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Stealth multirole fighter  | 2028 (Expected)  | Building prototypes  |  |  | [27]

## Unmanned aerial vehicles

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Name  | Image  | Type  | Role  | Produced by  | Status  | Ref (s)

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DRDO Kapothaka  |  | Fixed-wing UAV  | Technology demonstrator  | ADE  | Retired  |
DRDO Nishant | thumb  | Fixed-wing UAV  | Reconnaissance  | ADE  | Out of service  |
DRDO Fluffy  |  | Target drone  | ADE  | Out of production  |
DRDO Ulka  |  | Air-launched target drone  | ADE  | In service  |
DRDO Lakshya  | thumb  | Target drone  | ADE  | In service  |
DRDO Abhyas  | thumb  | High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) or Target drone  | ADE  | In production  |
DRDO Imperial Eagle  |  | Fixed-wing  | Mini-UAV  | ADE  | Flight tested only  |
DRDO Netra  | thumb  | Quadcopter | Mini-UAV  | R&DE, ideaForge  | In service  |
NAL LCRA (Light Canard Research Aircraft)  |  | Fixed-wing UAV  | Technology demonstrator  | National Aerospace Laboratories | Retired  |
DRDO Rustom | thumb  | Fixed-wing UAV  | Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)  | ADE  | Flight trials  |
DRDO Archer (Weaponized Rustom-I)  |  | Fixed-wing UCAV  | Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)  | ADE  | Under development  |
TAPAS-BH-201 (Rustom-II)  | thumb  | Fixed-wing  | Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)  | ADE  | In production  |
DRDO Ghatak | Prototype Swift  | Stealth Flying wing UAV  | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle | ADE  | Prototype testing  |
IAI-HAL NRUAV |  | Rotorcraft  | Unmanned naval helicopter  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Under development  |

## Ultralight

* X-Air
* X-Air Hanuman
* Raj Hamsa Voyager
* Raj Hamsa Clipper

## See also

* Indian Air Force
* Aviation in India
* Civil aviation in India
* Defence industry of India

## Notes and references

### Notes

### References

1. ↑ Bridgeman 1953, pp. 118.
2. ↑ Orbis 1985, pp. 2172.
3. ↑ Smith 1994, pp. 157.
4. ↑ Taylor 1982, pp. 92.
5. ↑ Taylor 1996, pp. 401.
6. ↑ Lambert 1990, pp. 198.
7. ↑ Jackson, Paul; Peacock, Lindsay; Bushell, Susan et al., eds (2016–2017). "India". IHS Jane's All the World's Aircraft: Development & Production. Couldson. p. 304. ISBN 978-0710631770.
8. ↑ Aero India - Local rival to BAE Hawk proposed - Flight Global, 15 FEBRUARY, 2005
9. ↑ Chetan Kumar (2019-03-25). "HAL designs two-in-one plane to train in peace, fight during war". The Times of India (Bengaluru). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hal-designs-two-in-one-plane-to-train-in-peace-fight-at-war/articleshow/68265468.cms.
10. ↑ "India offers LCA Tejas trainer variant to US Navy: Report" (in en). 31 January 2021. https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/12/09/india-offers-lca-tejas-trainer-variant-to-us-navy-report.html.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Jackson, Paul; Munson, Kenneth; Peacock, Lindsay (2004). Jane's All the World's Aircraft (95th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's. ISBN 0-71062614-2.
12. ↑ Orbis 1985, pp. 2160.
13. ↑ Jackson 2004, pp. 192.
14. ↑ "Ministry of Defence gives nod for proposal to produce Saras civil aircraft developed by NAL". UNI. 21 February 2019. http://www.uniindia.com/ministry-of-defence-gives-nod-for-proposal-to-produce-saras-civil-aircraft-developed-by-nal/business-economy/news/1507051.html. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
15. ↑ "Year-End Review – 2010 DRDO". Press Information Bureau. http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=68740.
16. ↑ Shukla, Ajai (2020-08-13). "Hindustan Aeronautics' light combat chopper cutting its teeth in Ladakh". Business Standard India. https://www.business-standard.com/article/defence/hindustan-aeronautics-light-combat-chopper-cutting-its-teeth-in-ladakh-120081300071_1.html.
17. ↑ Krishnan M., Anantha (12 February 2019). "HAL's Light Utility Helicopter to prove its mettle at plane carnival" (in en). https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/02/12/hal-light-utility-helicopter-to-prove-its-mettle-at-plane-carnival.html.
18. ↑ Pubby, Manu (30 March 2022). "Russia's invasion of Ukraine has cast a shadow on maintainability of Mi-17 helicopters". The Economic Times. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/russias-invasion-of-ukraine-has-cast-a-shadow-on-maintainability-of-mi-17-helicopters/articleshow/90526532.cms.
19. ↑ "Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd plans to produce Apache-like military helicopter in India". The Economic Times (New Delhi). 2022-03-02. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/hal-plans-to-produce-apache-like-military-helicopter-in-india/articleshow/74426550.cms.
20. ↑ Taylor 1966, pp. 80.
21. ↑ Donald 1997, pp. 523.
22. ↑ "#SundaySpecial: HF-73: India's Ignored Path To Global Prowess?" (in en-GB). 2020-11-01. http://frontiervedette.com/sundayspecial-hf-73-indias-ignored-path-to-global-prowess/.
23. ↑ Gupta 1997, pp. 50.
24. ↑ "Indigenous Tejas joins IAF's fighter squadron" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2016-07-01. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Indigenous-Tejas-joins-IAF’s-fighter-squadron/article14465804.ece.
25. ↑ "With expected 83 Tejas MK1A orders, ARDC shapes India's upgraded fighter" (in en). https://www.onmanorama.com/news/nation/2020/08/05/with-expected-83-tejas-mk1a-orders-ardc-shapes-india-upgraded-fi.html.
26. ↑ "Aero India 2021: Indian TEDBF naval fighter showcased by HAL" (in en). https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/aero-india-2021-indian-tedbf-naval-fighter-showcased-by-hal.
27. ↑ P, Rajat (November 22, 2021). "AMCA Fighter Jet: Made-in-India stealth fighter project set to take off in 2022" (in en). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/made-in-india-stealth-fighter-project-set-to-take-off-in-2022/articleshow/87838884.cms.

## Bibliography

* Bridgeman, Leonard (1953). Jane's all the worlds aircraft 1953/4. Compiled and edited by Leonard Bridgman. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd., London 1953. 400 pp. 84s. net.. 58. Cambridge University Press.
* Taylor, John W. R. (1965). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd..
* Orbis (1985). "Part Work (1982-85)". Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (United Kingdom: Orbis Publishing): 2172.
* Partington, David (2013). Civil Aircraft Registers of United Kingdom, Ireland & IOM 2013. Tonbridge, Kent: Air-Britain (Historians) Limited. ISBN 978-0-85130-453-3.
* Donald, David; Jon Lake (1996). Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft (Single volume ed.). London: Aerospace Publishing. ISBN 1-874023-95-6.
* Smith, Chris (1994). India's Ad Hoc Arsenal: Direction Or Drift in Defence Policy?. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-1982-9168-X.
* Taylor, John W. R. (1982). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Yearbooks. ISBN 0-7106-0748-2.
* Taylor, John W. R. (1988). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988–89. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Defence Data. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.
* Lambert, Mark, ed (1990). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1990–91. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Defence Data. ISBN 0-7106-0908-6.
* Taylor, Michael J. H. (1996). Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory. London, England: Brassey's. ISBN 1-85753-198-1. https://archive.org/details/brasseysworldair0000unse.
* Taylor, M.J.H. (ed,). Brassey's World Aircraft Systems Directory 1999/2000 Edition. London: Brassey's, 1999. ISBN 1-85753-245-7
* Taylor, M. J. H. (1999). Brassey's World Aircraft Systems Directory 1999/2000 Edition. London: Brassey's. ISBN 1-85753-245-7.
* Jackson, Paul (2004). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.
* Taylor, John W. R. (1966). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1966–67. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company.
* Donald, David (1997). The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
* Gupta, Amit (1997). Building an Arsenal: The Evolution of Regional Power Force Structures. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-2759-5787-X.

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) aircraft

Indigenous|

| Manufacturer designations|

* G-1
* HA-31
* HAOP-27
* HF-24
* HPT-32
* HJT-16
* HJT-36
* HT-2
* HUL-26
* HTT-40
* HJT 39

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Light aircraft|

* Basant
* Krishak
* Pushpak

Trainers|

* Deepak
* Kiran
* Sitara
* Yashas
* HT-2

Fighter aircraft|

* Ajeet
* AMCA*
* Marut
* TEDBF*
* Tejas
* Tejas Mk2*

Helicopters|

* Dhruv
* Rudra
* Prachand
* LUH*
* MLH*

Transporters|

* RTA*
* Saras*

Gliders|

* Ardhra
* G-1

UAVs|

CATS Warrior*

Jointly developed|

| Fighter aircraft|

* Su-30MKI
* Sukhoi/HAL FGFA*

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UAVs|

HAL RUAV-200*

Under license|

| Fighter aircraft|

* Jaguar
* MiG-21
* MiG-27
* Gnat

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Helicopters|

* Cheetah
* Chetak

Transporters|

* Dornier 228
* HS 748
* SSJ 100

Trainers|

* PC-5A
* Prentice
* Hawk

(*) are under development

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