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
| Name and designation | Image | Manufacturer | First flight | Status | Number built | Notes | Ref (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Template:Dts | Retired | 172 | Template:Sfn | |
| HAL Pushpak (HUL-26) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Template:Dts | In limited use as private aircraft | 160+ | Template:Sfn | ||
| HAL Kiran (HJT-16) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Template:Dts | In service | 190 | Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn | ||
| HAL Deepak (HPT-32 and HTT-34) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Template:Dts | In service | 125 | HTT-34, the Turboprop variant of aircraft was introduced in 1984 | Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn | |
| HAL HTT-35 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | - | Cancelled | 0 | Envisaged as replacement of HPT-32, never built. | ||
| HAL Sitara (HJT-36) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Template:Dts | Limited series production | 16 | Induction due for 2023 | [1] | |
| HAL HTT-40 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Template:Dts | In development | 2 prototypes | Developed as replacement for HPT-32. Total 106 airframes are planned for Indian Air Force. | [2][3] | |
| HAL Combat Air Trainer (HJT-39) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Never flown | Cancelled | 0 | Dropped in favour of Hawk 132. | [4] | |
| HAL SPORT (Supersonic Omni Role Trainer Aircraft) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | TBD | Designing phase | Advanced trainer based on HAL Tejas fighter aircraft. | [5][6] | ||
| HAL LIFT (Lead-In Fighter Trainer) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | TBD | Proposed | Advanced trainer based on HAL Tejas fighter aircraft. |
Civilian
Rotorcraft
| Name | Image | Manufacturer | Role | First flight | Status | Number built | Notes | Ref (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL Dhruv (ALH) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Utility helicopter | Template:Dts | In service | 335 | Number includes both military and civil aircraft | [7] |
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Fixed wing
| Name | Image | Manufacturer | Role | First flight | Status | Number built | Notes | Ref (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL Basant | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Agricultural aircraft | Template:Dts | Out of production | 39 | Template:Sfn | ||
| NAL Hansa | National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) | Light trainer | Template:Dts | In production | 17 | Template:Sfn | ||
| NAL Saras | National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) | Airliner | Template:Dts | Mk1 in production, Mk2 in development | 2 prototypes | Mk2 proposed for flight in 2025 | [8] | |
| NAL NM5 | National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) and Mahindra & Mahindra | General aviation | Template:Dts | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL Dhruv (ALH) and variants | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Utility helicopter | Template:Dts | In service | 335 | Number includes both military and civil aircraft | [7] | |
| HAL Rudra (Dhruv-WSI) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Attack helicopter | Template:Dts | In service | 91 (+75 on order) | Weaponized version of Dhruv | [9] | |
| HAL Prachand (Light Combat Helicopter) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Attack helicopter | Template:Dts | In production | 9 (+15 LSP and 162 choppers planned) | [10] | ||
| HAL Light Utility Helicopter | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Light Utility Helicopter | Template:Dts | In production | 3 (187 planned) | [11] | ||
| Indian Multi Role Helicopter | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Medium multirole helicopter | 2024-25 | Under development | [12] | |||
| HAL Medium Combat Helicopter Program | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Large attack helicopter | 2027 | Under development | [13] |
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Fixed Wing
| Name | Image | Manufacturer | Role | First flight | Status | Number built | Notes | Ref (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL Krishak (HAOP-27) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Surveillance aircraft | November 1959 | Retired | 70 | Template:Sfn | ||
| HAL Marut (HF-24) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Fighter-bomber | Template:Dts | Retired | 147 | Template:Sfn | ||
| HAL HF-73 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Strike fighter | Never flown | Cancelled | 0 | [14] | ||
| HAL Ajeet | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Fighter aircraft | Template:Dts | Retired | 89 | Template:Sfn | ||
| HAL Tejas (Light Combat Aircraft) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Multirole combat aircraft | Template:Dts | In production | 40 (+83 on order) | [15] | ||
| HAL Tejas Mk2 (Medium Weight Fighter) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Multirole combat aircraft | 2026 (Expected) | Building prototypes | [16] | |||
| 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 | [17] | ||
| HAL AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Stealth multirole fighter | 2028 (Expected) | Building prototypes | [18] |
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Unmanned aerial vehicles
| Name | Image | Type | Role | Produced by | Status | Ref (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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Ultralight
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ↑ IHS Jane's All the World's Aircraft: Development & Production{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(2016–2017). ISBN 978-0710631770
- ↑ HAL Offers New Basic Trainer to Air Force.
- ↑ Hal htt-40, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd(n.d.). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ Aero India - Local rival to BAE Hawk proposed - Flight Global, 15 FEBRUARY, 2005
- ↑ HAL designs two-in-one plane to train in peace, fight during war. The Times of India(2019-03-25). Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ↑ India offers LCA Tejas trainer variant to US Navy: Report. The Week(31 January 2021). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jane's All the World's Aircraft{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Jane's(2004). ISBN 0-71062614-2
- ↑ Ministry of Defence gives nod for proposal to produce Saras civil aircraft developed by NAL. UNI(21 February 2019).
- ↑ Year-End Review – 2010 DRDO. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ↑ Hindustan Aeronautics' light combat chopper cutting its teeth in Ladakh. Business Standard India(2020-08-13). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ HAL's Light Utility Helicopter to prove its mettle at plane carnival, Krishnan M., Anantha. The Week(12 February 2019).
- ↑ Russia's invasion of Ukraine has cast a shadow on maintainability of Mi-17 helicopters. The Economic Times(30 March 2022). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd plans to produce Apache-like military helicopter in India. The Economic Times(2022-03-02). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ #SundaySpecial: HF-73: India's Ignored Path To Global Prowess?. The Frontier Vedette(2020-11-01). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ Indigenous Tejas joins IAF's fighter squadron. The Hindu(2016-07-01). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ With expected 83 Tejas MK1A orders, ARDC shapes India's upgraded fighter. OnManorama. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ Aero India 2021: Indian TEDBF naval fighter showcased by HAL. Janes.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ AMCA Fighter Jet: Made-in-India stealth fighter project set to take off in 2022. The Times of India(November 22, 2021). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
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