List of Indian aircraft

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.

## Trainers[edit]

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.  | [8][9]
HAL Combat Air Trainer (HJT-39)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Never flown  | Cancelled  | 0  | Dropped in favour of Hawk 132.  | [10]
HAL SPORT (Supersonic Omni Role Trainer Aircraft)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | TBD  | Designing phase  |  | Advanced trainer based on HAL Tejas fighter aircraft.  | [11][12]
HAL LIFT (Lead-In Fighter Trainer)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | TBD  | Proposed  |  | Advanced trainer based on HAL Tejas fighter aircraft.

## Civilian[edit]

### Rotorcraft[edit]

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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  | [13]

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HAL Basant |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Agricultural aircraft | 30 March 1972 | Out of production  | 39  |  | [14]
NAL Hansa |  | National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)  | Light trainer  | 23 November 1993 | In production  | 17  |  | [15]
NAL Saras |  | National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)  | Airliner | 29 May 2004 | Mk1 in production, Mk2 in development  | 2 prototypes  | Mk2 proposed for flight in 2025  | [16]
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[edit]

### Rotorcraft[edit]

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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  | [13]
HAL Rudra (Dhruv-WSI)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Attack helicopter | 16 August 2007 | In service  | 91 (+75 on order)  | Weaponized version of Dhruv  | [17]
HAL Light Combat Helicopter |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Attack helicopter | 29 March 2010 | In production  | 9 (+15 LSP and 162 choppers planned)  |  | [18]
HAL Light Utility Helicopter |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Light Utility Helicopter  | 6 September 2016 | In production  | 3 (187 planned)  |  | [19]
Indian Multi Role Helicopter |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Medium multirole helicopter  | 2024-25  | Under development  |  |  | [20]
HAL's Medium Combat Helicopter Program  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Large attack helicopter  | 2027  | Under development  |  |  | [21]

### Fixed Wing[edit]

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HAL Krishak (HAOP-27)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Surveillance aircraft | November 1959  | Retired  | 70  |  | [22]
HAL Marut (HF-24)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Fighter-bomber | 17 June 1961 | Retired  | 147  |  | [23]
HAL HF-73 |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Strike fighter | Never flown  | Cancelled  | 0  |  | [24]
HAL Ajeet |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Fighter aircraft | 30 September 1976 | Retired  | 89  |  | [25]
HAL Tejas (Light Combat Aircraft)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Multirole combat aircraft | 4 January 2001 | In production  | 40 (+83 on order)  |  | [26]
HAL Tejas Mk2 (Medium Weight Fighter)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Multirole combat aircraft | 2023 (planned)  | Building prototypes  |  |  | [27]
HAL TEDBF (Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Carrier-based fighter  | 2026 (Expected)  | Under development  |  |  | [28]
HAL AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft)  |  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  | Stealth multirole fighter | 2024 (Expected)  | Building prototypes  |  |  | [29]

## Unmanned aerial vehicles[edit]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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DRDO Kapothaka | Fixed-wing UAV  | Technology demonstrator  | ADE | Retired  |
DRDO Nishant | 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 | Target drone | ADE | In service  |
DRDO Abhyas | 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 | 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 | 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)  | Fixed-wing  | Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)  | ADE | In production  |
DRDO Ghatak | Stealth Flying wing UAV  | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle | ADE | Prototype testing  |
IAI-HAL NRUAV | Rotorcraft  | Unmanned naval helicopter  | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Under development  |

## Ultralight[edit]

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

## See also[edit]

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

## Notes and References[edit]

### Notes[edit]

### References[edit]

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; Willis, David; Winchester, Jim, eds. (2016–2017). "India". IHS Jane's All the World's Aircraft: Development & Production. Couldson. p. 304\. ISBN 978-0710631770.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
8. ^ "HAL Offers New Basic Trainer to Air Force". Archived from the original on 17 December 2010.
9. ^ Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (n.d.). "Hal htt-40". Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
10. ^ Aero India - Local rival to BAE Hawk proposed - Flight Global, 15 FEBRUARY, 2005
11. ^ Chetan Kumar (25 March 2019). "HAL designs two-in-one plane to train in peace, fight during war". The Times of India. Bengaluru. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
12. ^ "India offers LCA Tejas trainer variant to US Navy: Report". The Week. 31 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
13. ^ a b Jackson, Paul; Munson, Kenneth; Peacock, Lindsay (2004). Jane's All the World's Aircraft (95th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's. ISBN 0-71062614-2.
14. ^ Orbis 1985, pp. 2160.
15. ^ Jackson 2004, pp. 192.
16. ^ "Ministry of Defence gives nod for proposal to produce Saras civil aircraft developed by NAL". UNI. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
17. ^ "Year-End Review – 2010 DRDO". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
18. ^ Shukla, Ajai (13 August 2020). "Hindustan Aeronautics' light combat chopper cutting its teeth in Ladakh". Business Standard India. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
19. ^ Krishnan M., Anantha (12 February 2019). "HAL's Light Utility Helicopter to prove its mettle at plane carnival". The Week.
20. ^ Pubby, Manu (30 March 2022). "Russia's invasion of Ukraine has cast a shadow on maintainability of Mi-17 helicopters". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
21. ^ "Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd plans to produce Apache-like military helicopter in India". The Economic Times. New Delhi. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
22. ^ Taylor 1966, pp. 80.
23. ^ Donald 1997, pp. 523.
24. ^ "#SundaySpecial: HF-73: India's Ignored Path To Global Prowess?". The Frontier Vedette. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
25. ^ Gupta 1997, pp. 50.
26. ^ "Indigenous Tejas joins IAF's fighter squadron". The Hindu. 1 July 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
27. ^ "With expected 83 Tejas MK1A orders, ARDC shapes India's upgraded fighter". OnManorama. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
28. ^ "Aero India 2021: Indian TEDBF naval fighter showcased by HAL". Janes.com. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
29. ^ P, Rajat (22 November 2021). "AMCA Fighter Jet: Made-in-India stealth fighter project set to take off in 2022". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

## Bibliography[edit]

* 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. Vol. 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. p. 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.
* 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
* HT-2

Fighter aircraft|

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

Helicopters|

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

Transporters|

* RTA*
* Saras*

Gliders|

* Ardhra
* G-1

UAVs|

CATS Warrior*

Jointly developed|

| Fighter aircraft|

* Su-30MKI
* Sukhoi/HAL FGFA*

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UAVs|

IAI-HAL NRUAV*

Under license|

| Fighter aircraft|

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

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Helicopters|

* Cheetah
* Chetak

Transporters|

* Dornier 228
* HS 748

Trainers|

* PC-5A
* Prentice
* Hawk

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