List of Indian aircraft

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)
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

Rotorcraft

Name	Image	Manufacturer	Role	First flight	Status	Number built	Notes	Ref (s)
HAL Dhruv (ALH)		Hindustan Aeronautics Limited	Utility helicopter	20 August 1992	In service	335	Number includes both military and civil aircraft	[13]

Fixed wing

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

Rotorcraft

Name	Image	Manufacturer	Role	First flight	Status	Number built	Notes	Ref (s)
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 Prachand (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 Medium Combat Helicopter Program		Hindustan Aeronautics Limited	Large attack helicopter	2027	Under development			[21]

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		[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	2026 (Expected)	Building prototypes			[27]
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	[28]
HAL AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft)		Hindustan Aeronautics Limited	Stealth multirole fighter	2028 (Expected)	Building prototypes			[29]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

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.

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	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

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; Willis, David; Winchester, Jim, eds. (2016–2017). "India". IHS Jane's All the World's Aircraft: Development & Production. Couldson. p. 304. ISBN   978-0710631770.
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. 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.

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