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 | Image | Manufacturer | First flight | Status | Number built | Notes | Ref (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL HT-2 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Retired | 172 | ||||
| HAL Pushpak (HUL-26) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | In limited use as private aircraft | 160+ | ||||
| HAL Kiran (HJT-16) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | In service | 190 | ||||
| HAL Deepak (HPT-32 and HTT-34) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | In service | 125 | HTT-34, the Turboprop variant of aircraft was introduced in 1984 | |||
| HAL HTT-35 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | - | Cancelled | 0 | Envisaged as replacement of HPT-32, never built. | ||
| HAL Sitara (HJT-36) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Limited series production | 16 | Induction due for 2023 | [1] | ||
| HAL HTT-40 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | 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. |
| Name | Image | Manufacturer | Role | First flight | Status | Number built | Notes | Ref (s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL Basant | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Agricultural aircraft | Out of production | 39 | |||||
| NAL Hansa | National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) | Light trainer | In production | 17 | |||||
| NAL Saras | National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) | Airliner | 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 | Cancelled | 1 prototype | |||||
| HAL/NAL Regional Transport Aircraft (Indian Regional Jet) | HAL and NAL | Airliner | TBD | In development |
| Name | Image | Manufacturer | Role | First flight | Status | Number built | Notes | Ref (s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL Dhruv (ALH) and variants | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Utility helicopter | In service | 335 | Number includes both military and civil aircraft | ||||
| HAL Rudra (Dhruv-WSI) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Attack helicopter | In service | 91 (+75 on order) | Weaponized version of Dhruv | [9] | |||
| HAL Prachand (Light Combat Helicopter) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Attack helicopter | In production | 9 (+15 LSP and 162 choppers planned) | [10] | ||||
| HAL Light Utility Helicopter | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Light Utility Helicopter | In production | 3 (187 planned) | [11] | ||||
| Indian Multi Role Helicopter | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Medium multirole helicopter | 2024-25 | Under development | [12] | ||||
| HAL's Medium Combat Helicopter Program | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Large attack helicopter | 2027 | Under development | [13] |
| 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 | ||||
| HAL Marut (HF-24) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Fighter-bomber | Retired | 147 | |||||
| HAL HF-73 | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Strike fighter | Never flown | Cancelled | 0 | [14] | |||
| HAL Ajeet | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Fighter aircraft | Retired | 89 | |||||
| HAL Tejas (Light Combat Aircraft) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Multirole combat aircraft | In production | 40 (+83 on order) | [15] | ||||
| HAL Tejas Mk2 (Medium Weight Fighter) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Multirole combat aircraft | 2023 (planned) | Building prototypes | [16] | ||||
| HAL TEDBF (Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Carrier-based fighter | 2026 (Expected) | Under development | [17] | ||||
| HAL AMCA (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft) | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited | Stealth multirole fighter | 2024 (Expected) | Building prototypes | [18] |
| Name | 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 | ||