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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|All aircraft produced by India}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Trainers==&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Name and designation&lt;br /&gt;
! Image&lt;br /&gt;
! Manufacturer&lt;br /&gt;
! First flight&lt;br /&gt;
! Status&lt;br /&gt;
! Number built&lt;br /&gt;
! Notes&lt;br /&gt;
! Ref (s)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL HT-2]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:HAL HT-2 (1).jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|5 August 1951}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Retired&lt;br /&gt;
| 172&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| {{sfn|Bridgeman|1953|pp=118}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL Pushpak]] (HUL-26)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:HUL-26 Pushpak at HAL Museum 7858.JPG|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|28 September 1958}}&lt;br /&gt;
| In limited use as private aircraft&lt;br /&gt;
| 160+&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| {{sfn|Orbis|1985|pp=2172}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL HJT-16 Kiran|HAL Kiran]] (HJT-16)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:HJT-16 Kiran - Aero India 2011 - 16.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|4 September 1964}}&lt;br /&gt;
| In service&lt;br /&gt;
| 190&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| {{sfn|Smith|1994|pp=157}}{{sfn|Taylor|1982|pp=92}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL HPT-32 Deepak|HAL Deepak]] (HPT-32 and HTT-34)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:HAL Deepak.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|6 January 1977}}&lt;br /&gt;
| In service&lt;br /&gt;
| 125&lt;br /&gt;
| HTT-34, the Turboprop variant of aircraft was introduced in 1984&lt;br /&gt;
| {{sfn|Taylor|1996|pp=401}}{{sfn|Lambert|1990|pp=198}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HAL HTT-35&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| -&lt;br /&gt;
| Cancelled&lt;br /&gt;
| 0&lt;br /&gt;
| Envisaged as replacement of HPT-32, never built.&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL HJT-36 Sitara|HAL Sitara]] (HJT-36)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Hindustan HJT-36 Sitara Krivchikov 2007.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|7 March 2003}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Limited series production&lt;br /&gt;
| 16&lt;br /&gt;
| Induction due for 2023&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;jawa-1617&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|editor1-last=Jackson|editor1-first=Paul|editor2-last=Peacock|editor2-first=Lindsay|editor3-last=Bushell|editor3-first=Susan|editor4-last=Willis|editor4-first=David|editor5-last=Winchester|editor5-first=Jim|title=IHS Jane&amp;#039;s All the World&amp;#039;s Aircraft: Development &amp;amp; Production|date=2016–2017|location=Coulsdon|isbn=978-0710631770|page=304|chapter=India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL HTT-40]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:HAL HTT40 aeroIndia.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|31 May 2016}}&lt;br /&gt;
| In development&lt;br /&gt;
| 2 prototypes &lt;br /&gt;
| Developed as replacement for HPT-32. Total 106 airframes are planned for [[Indian Air Force]].&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://indiadefenceonline.com/1146/hal-offers-new-basic-trainer-to-air-force|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217003650/http://indiadefenceonline.com/1146/hal-offers-new-basic-trainer-to-air-force|url-status=usurped|title=HAL Offers New Basic Trainer to Air Force|archivedate=December 17, 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;HALoutline&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url = http://www.hal-india.com/futureproducts/products.asp|title = Hal htt-40|access-date = 2022-09-26 |last = Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd|author-link = Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd|date = n.d.|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161222115526/http://www.hal-india.com/futureproducts/products.asp|archive-date = 22 December 2016|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL HJT 39|HAL Combat Air Trainer]] (HJT-39)&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| Never flown&lt;br /&gt;
| Cancelled&lt;br /&gt;
| 0 &lt;br /&gt;
| Dropped in favour of [[BAE Hawk|Hawk 132]].&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/aero-india-local-rival-to-bae-hawk-proposed-193903/ Aero India - Local rival to BAE Hawk proposed - Flight Global, 15 FEBRUARY, 2005]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HAL SPORT (Supersonic Omni Role Trainer Aircraft)&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| TBD&lt;br /&gt;
| Designing phase&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Advanced trainer based on [[HAL Tejas]] fighter aircraft.&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=2 | &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|author=Chetan Kumar|date=2019-03-25|title=HAL designs two-in-one plane to train in peace, fight during war|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hal-designs-two-in-one-plane-to-train-in-peace-fight-at-war/articleshow/68265468.cms|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|location=Bengaluru|access-date=2022-09-03}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|date=31 January 2021|title=India offers LCA Tejas trainer variant to US Navy: Report|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/12/09/india-offers-lca-tejas-trainer-variant-to-us-navy-report.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922230916/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tejas-mark-ii-to-roll-out-next-year-high-speed-trials-in-2023-hal-chief-madhavan/article33708634.ece|archive-date=22 September 2021|access-date=2022-09-26|website=The Week|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HAL LIFT (Lead-In Fighter Trainer)&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| TBD&lt;br /&gt;
| Proposed&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Advanced trainer based on [[HAL Tejas]] fighter aircraft.&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Civilian ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Rotorcraft ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Name&lt;br /&gt;
! Image&lt;br /&gt;
! Manufacturer&lt;br /&gt;
! Role&lt;br /&gt;
! First flight&lt;br /&gt;
! Status&lt;br /&gt;
! Number built&lt;br /&gt;
! Notes&lt;br /&gt;
! Ref (s)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL Dhruv]] (ALH)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:VT-XLH HAL Dhruv (8414607154).jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Utility helicopter]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|20 August 1992}}&lt;br /&gt;
| In service&lt;br /&gt;
| 335&lt;br /&gt;
| Number includes both military and civil aircraft&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dhruv&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|first1= Paul |last1= Jackson |first2=Kenneth|last2=Munson|first3= Lindsay|last3=Peacock|title= Jane&amp;#039;s All the World&amp;#039;s Aircraft |year= 2004 |publisher= Jane&amp;#039;s |location= Coulsdon |isbn= 0-71062614-2 |edition= 95th | issue = 2004–2005}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Fixed wing ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Name&lt;br /&gt;
! Image&lt;br /&gt;
! Manufacturer&lt;br /&gt;
! Role&lt;br /&gt;
! First flight&lt;br /&gt;
! Status&lt;br /&gt;
! Number built&lt;br /&gt;
! Notes&lt;br /&gt;
! Ref (s)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL Basant]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Basant by HAL 7871.JPG|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Agricultural aircraft]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|30 March 1972}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Out of production&lt;br /&gt;
| 39&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| {{sfn|Orbis|1985|pp=2160}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[NAL Hansa]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:NAL Hansa at HAL Museum 7818.JPG|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[National Aerospace Laboratories]] (NAL)&lt;br /&gt;
| Light trainer&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|23 November 1993}}&lt;br /&gt;
| In production&lt;br /&gt;
| 17&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| {{sfn|Jackson|2004|pp=192}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[NAL Saras]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:HAL Saras.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[National Aerospace Laboratories]] (NAL)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Airliner]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|29 May 2004}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Mk1 in production, Mk2 in development&lt;br /&gt;
| 2 prototypes&lt;br /&gt;
| Mk2 proposed for flight in 2025&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref name = &amp;#039;UNI&amp;#039;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|title = Ministry of Defence gives nod for proposal to produce Saras civil aircraft developed by NAL|url = http://www.uniindia.com/ministry-of-defence-gives-nod-for-proposal-to-produce-saras-civil-aircraft-developed-by-nal/business-economy/news/1507051.html|date = 21 February 2019|accessdate = 26 September 2022|newspaper = UNI}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[NAL NM5]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:The first flight of C-NM5 on sep 1,2011.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[National Aerospace Laboratories]] (NAL) and [[Mahindra &amp;amp; Mahindra]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[General aviation]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|1 September 2011}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Cancelled&lt;br /&gt;
| 1 prototype&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL/NAL Regional Transport Aircraft]] (Indian Regional Jet)&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| HAL and NAL&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Airliner]]&lt;br /&gt;
| TBD&lt;br /&gt;
| In development&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Military ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Rotorcraft ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Name&lt;br /&gt;
! Image&lt;br /&gt;
! Manufacturer&lt;br /&gt;
! Role&lt;br /&gt;
! First flight&lt;br /&gt;
! Status&lt;br /&gt;
! Number built&lt;br /&gt;
! Notes&lt;br /&gt;
! Ref (s)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL Dhruv]] (ALH) and variants&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:DhruvMKIII.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Utility helicopter]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|20 August 1992}}&lt;br /&gt;
| In service&lt;br /&gt;
| 335&lt;br /&gt;
| Number includes both military and civil aircraft&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dhruv&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL Rudra]] (Dhruv-WSI)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Advanced Light Helicopter ALH Rudra (cropped).jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Attack helicopter]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|16 August 2007}}&lt;br /&gt;
| In service&lt;br /&gt;
| 91 (+75 on order)&lt;br /&gt;
| Weaponized version of Dhruv&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title = Year-End Review – 2010 DRDO |url = http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=68740 |access-date = 26 September 2022|newspaper = Press Information Bureau}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL Prachand]] (Light Combat Helicopter)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:HAL LCH Camo.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Attack helicopter]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|29 March 2010}}&lt;br /&gt;
| In production&lt;br /&gt;
| 9 (+15 LSP and 162 choppers planned)&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cutting teeth&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Shukla|first=Ajai |date=2020-08-13 |title=Hindustan Aeronautics&amp;#039; light combat chopper cutting its teeth in Ladakh |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/defence/hindustan-aeronautics-light-combat-chopper-cutting-its-teeth-in-ladakh-120081300071_1.html |access-date=2022-09-26}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL Light Utility Helicopter]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:LUH at Leh.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| Light Utility Helicopter&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|6 September 2016}}&lt;br /&gt;
| In production&lt;br /&gt;
| 3 (187 planned)&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;theweekFeb2019&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/02/12/hal-light-utility-helicopter-to-prove-its-mettle-at-plane-carnival.html |title=HAL&amp;#039;s Light Utility Helicopter to prove its mettle at plane carnival |last=Krishnan M. |first=Anantha |date=12 February 2019 |website=The Week |language=en }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Indian Multi Role Helicopter]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Hal imrh.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| Medium multirole helicopter&lt;br /&gt;
| 2024-25&lt;br /&gt;
| Under development&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Pubby |first=Manu |date=30 March 2022 |title=Russia&amp;#039;s invasion of Ukraine has cast a shadow on maintainability of Mi-17 helicopters |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/russias-invasion-of-ukraine-has-cast-a-shadow-on-maintainability-of-mi-17-helicopters/articleshow/90526532.cms |access-date=2022-09-26}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| HAL Medium Combat Helicopter Program&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| Large attack helicopter&lt;br /&gt;
| 2027&lt;br /&gt;
| Under development&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|date=2022-03-02|title=Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd plans to produce Apache-like military helicopter in India|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/hal-plans-to-produce-apache-like-military-helicopter-in-india/articleshow/74426550.cms|newspaper=The Economic Times|location=New Delhi|access-date=2022-09-26}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Fixed Wing ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Name&lt;br /&gt;
! Image&lt;br /&gt;
! Manufacturer&lt;br /&gt;
! Role&lt;br /&gt;
! First flight&lt;br /&gt;
! Status&lt;br /&gt;
! Number built&lt;br /&gt;
! Notes&lt;br /&gt;
! Ref (s)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL Krishak]] (HAOP-27)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:HAL Krishak.JPG|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Surveillance aircraft]]&lt;br /&gt;
| November 1959&lt;br /&gt;
| Retired&lt;br /&gt;
| 70&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| {{sfn|Taylor|1966|pp=80}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL HF-24 Marut|HAL Marut]] (HF-24)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:HAL HF-24 Marut D-1205.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Fighter-bomber]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|17 June 1961}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Retired&lt;br /&gt;
| 147&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| {{sfn|Donald|1997|pp=523}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL HF-73]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:HF-73 schematic diagram.png|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Attack aircraft|Strike fighter]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Never flown&lt;br /&gt;
| Cancelled&lt;br /&gt;
| 0&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2020-11-01|title=#SundaySpecial: HF-73: India&amp;#039;s Ignored Path To Global Prowess?|url=http://frontiervedette.com/sundayspecial-hf-73-indias-ignored-path-to-global-prowess/|access-date=2022-09-26|website=The Frontier Vedette|language=en-GB}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL Ajeet]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:HAL Ajeet F.1 (E1076) (or possibly IE1076) (26982567376).jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Fighter aircraft]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|30 September 1976}}&lt;br /&gt;
| Retired&lt;br /&gt;
| 89&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| {{sfn|Gupta|1997|pp=50}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL Tejas]] (Light Combat Aircraft)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Two HAL Tejas flying in formation.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Multirole combat aircraft]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{dts|4 January 2001}}&lt;br /&gt;
| In production&lt;br /&gt;
| 40 (+83 on order)&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|date=2016-07-01|title=Indigenous Tejas joins IAF&amp;#039;s fighter squadron|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Indigenous-Tejas-joins-IAF%E2%80%99s-fighter-squadron/article14465804.ece|access-date=2022-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108101311/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Indigenous-Tejas-joins-IAF%E2%80%99s-fighter-squadron/article14465804.ece|archive-date=8 November 2020|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL Tejas Mk2]] (Medium Weight Fighter)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:LCA_Mk-2.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Multirole combat aircraft]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 2026 (Expected)&lt;br /&gt;
| Building prototypes&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=With expected 83 Tejas MK1A orders, ARDC shapes India&amp;#039;s upgraded fighter|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/nation/2020/08/05/with-expected-83-tejas-mk1a-orders-ardc-shapes-india-upgraded-fi.html|access-date=2022-09-26|website=OnManorama|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL TEDBF]] (Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:Indian Navy&amp;#039;s HAL TEDBF.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Carrier-based aircraft|Carrier-based]] fighter&lt;br /&gt;
| 2026 (Expected)&lt;br /&gt;
| Under development&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|a derivative of TEDBF named HAL ORCA  proposed for [[Indian Air Force]]&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Aero India 2021: Indian TEDBF naval fighter showcased by HAL|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/aero-india-2021-indian-tedbf-naval-fighter-showcased-by-hal|access-date=2022-09-26|website=Janes.com|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[HAL AMCA]] (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[File:AMCA model displayed during Aero India 2021.jpg|thumb|right]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Hindustan Aeronautics Limited&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Stealth aircraft|Stealth]] [[multirole fighter]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 2028 (Expected)&lt;br /&gt;
| Building prototypes&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last1=P|first1=Rajat|date=November 22, 2021|title=AMCA Fighter Jet: Made-in-India stealth fighter project set to take off in 2022|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/made-in-india-stealth-fighter-project-set-to-take-off-in-2022/articleshow/87838884.cms|access-date=2022-09-26|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Unmanned aerial vehicles ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Dynamic list}}&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Image&lt;br /&gt;
! Type&lt;br /&gt;
! Role&lt;br /&gt;
! Produced by&lt;br /&gt;
! Status&lt;br /&gt;
! Ref (s)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[DRDO Kapothaka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Fixed-wing UAV&lt;br /&gt;
| Technology demonstrator&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aeronautical Development Establishment|ADE]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Retired&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[DRDO Nishant]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Nishant UAV.JPG|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Fixed-wing UAV&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Reconnaissance]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aeronautical Development Establishment|ADE]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Out of service&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| DRDO Fluffy&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | [[Target drone]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aeronautical Development Establishment|ADE]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Out of production&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[DRDO Ulka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | Air-launched [[target drone]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aeronautical Development Establishment|ADE]]&lt;br /&gt;
| In service&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[DRDO Lakshya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Lakshya target drone.jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | [[Target drone]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aeronautical Development Establishment|ADE]]&lt;br /&gt;
| In service&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[DRDO Abhyas]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:DRDO Abhyas successfully flight test from Interim Test Range, Chandipur on 22 October 2021.jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) or [[Target drone]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aeronautical Development Establishment|ADE]]&lt;br /&gt;
| In production&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[DRDO Imperial Eagle]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Fixed-wing&lt;br /&gt;
| Mini-UAV&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aeronautical Development Establishment|ADE]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Flight tested only&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[DRDO Netra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Netra - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - DRDO - Pride of India - Exhibition - 100th Indian Science Congress - Kolkata 2013-01-03 2574.JPG|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Quadcopter]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Mini-UAV&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Research &amp;amp; Development Establishment (Engineers)|R&amp;amp;DE]], ideaForge&lt;br /&gt;
|In service&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| NAL LCRA (Light Canard Research Aircraft)&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Fixed-wing UAV&lt;br /&gt;
| Technology demonstrator&lt;br /&gt;
| [[National Aerospace Laboratories]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Retired&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[DRDO Rustom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Rustom - 1 UAV.jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Fixed-wing UAV&lt;br /&gt;
| Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aeronautical Development Establishment|ADE]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Flight trials&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| DRDO Archer (Weaponized Rustom-I)&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Fixed-wing UCAV&lt;br /&gt;
| Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aeronautical Development Establishment|ADE]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Under development&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[TAPAS-BH-201]] (Rustom-II)&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Rustom flight 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Fixed-wing&lt;br /&gt;
| Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aeronautical Development Establishment|ADE]]&lt;br /&gt;
| In production&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[DRDO Ghatak]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Autonomous Flying wing Tech.jpg|thumb|Prototype Swift ]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Stealth technology|Stealth]] [[Flying wing]] UAV&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Unmanned combat aerial vehicle]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Aeronautical Development Establishment|ADE]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Prototype testing&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[IAI-HAL NRUAV]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| Rotorcraft&lt;br /&gt;
| Unmanned naval helicopter&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Under development&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Ultralight ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Raj Hamsa X-Air|X-Air]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Raj Hamsa X-Air &amp;quot;H&amp;quot; Hanuman|X-Air Hanuman]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Raj Hamsa Voyager]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Raj Hamsa Clipper]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Indian Air Force]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Aviation in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Civil aviation in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Defence industry of India]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Notes and references ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Notes===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Notelist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===References===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Bibliography ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{refbegin}}&lt;br /&gt;
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*{{cite book|last=Taylor|first=John W. R.|title=Jane&amp;#039;s All The World&amp;#039;s Aircraft 1965–66|year=1965|publisher=Sampson Low, Marston &amp;amp; Co., Ltd.|location=London}}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite magazine|last=Orbis|first      =|year=1985|title=Part Work (1982-85)|url=|magazine=[[Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft]]|location   =United Kingdom|page=2172|publisher=[[Orbis Publishing]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book|last=Partington|first=David|title=Civil Aircraft Registers of United Kingdom, Ireland &amp;amp; IOM 2013|year=2013|publisher=Air-Britain (Historians) Limited|location=Tonbridge, Kent|isbn=978-0-85130-453-3}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book |last=Donald |first=David |author2=Jon Lake |title=Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft|edition=Single volume |year=1996 |publisher= Aerospace Publishing|location= London|isbn=1-874023-95-6 }}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book |last=Smith|first=Chris|title=India&amp;#039;s Ad Hoc Arsenal: Direction Or Drift in Defence Policy?|year=1994 |publisher= Oxford University Press|location=|isbn=0-1982-9168-X}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book |last=Taylor |first=John W. R. |author-link= John W. R. Taylor |title= Jane&amp;#039;s All The World&amp;#039;s Aircraft 1982–83 |year=1982 |publisher= Jane&amp;#039;s Yearbooks |location=London |isbn=0-7106-0748-2 }} &lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book|last=Taylor |first=John W. R.|title=Jane&amp;#039;s All The World&amp;#039;s Aircraft 1988–89 |year=1988 |publisher= Jane&amp;#039;s Defence Data |location=Coulsdon, UK |isbn=0-7106-0867-5 }}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book |editor-last=Lambert |editor-first=Mark |title=Jane&amp;#039;s All the World&amp;#039;s Aircraft 1990–91 |year=1990 |location=Coulsdon, UK |publisher=Jane&amp;#039;s Defence Data |isbn=0-7106-0908-6 }}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book|last= Taylor|first= Michael J. H.|title= Brassey&amp;#039;s World Aircraft &amp;amp; Systems Directory|year= 1996|publisher= Brassey&amp;#039;s|location= London, England|isbn= 1-85753-198-1|url-access= registration|url= https://archive.org/details/brasseysworldair0000unse}}&lt;br /&gt;
*Taylor, M.J.H. (ed,). &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brassey&amp;#039;s World Aircraft Systems Directory 1999/2000 Edition&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. London: Brassey&amp;#039;s, 1999. {{ISBN|1-85753-245-7}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book |last=Taylor|first=M. J. H.|title=Brassey&amp;#039;s World Aircraft Systems Directory 1999/2000 Edition|year=1999 |publisher=Brassey&amp;#039;s|location=London|isbn=1-85753-245-7}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book |last=Jackson|first=Paul|title=Jane&amp;#039;s All The World&amp;#039;s Aircraft 2003–2004|year=2004 |publisher=Jane&amp;#039;s Information Group|location=United Kingdom|isbn=0-7106-2537-5}}&lt;br /&gt;
*{{cite book|last=Taylor|first=John W. R.|title=Jane&amp;#039;s All The World&amp;#039;s Aircraft 1966–67|year=1966|publisher=Sampson Low, Marston &amp;amp; Company|location=London|author-link=John W. R. Taylor}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book|last=Donald|first=David|title=The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft|year=1997|publisher=Sampson Low, Marston &amp;amp; Company|location=London|author-link=Donald David|isbn=1-85605-375-X}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book|last=Gupta|first=Amit|title=Building an Arsenal: The Evolution of Regional Power Force Structures|year=1997|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=0-2759-5787-X}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{refend}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Indian aircraft}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:India aviation-related lists|Aircraft]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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