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.

Name and designation	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.	^[11]^[12]

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	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	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	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

Name	Image	Type	Role	Produced by	Status
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

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Notes and references

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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
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*
UAVs	HAL RUAV-200*

Under license

Fighter aircraft	Jaguar MiG-21 MiG-27 Gnat
Helicopters	Cheetah Chetak
Transporters	Dornier 228 HS 748 SSJ 100
Trainers	PC-5A Prentice Hawk

(*) are under development

List of Indian aircraft

Civilian

Rotorcraft

Fixed wing

Military

Rotorcraft

Fixed Wing

Unmanned aerial vehicles

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See also

Notes and references

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References

Bibliography

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