HAL, Russia’s UAC sign MoU to manufacture SJ-100 passenger aircraft in India

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia's Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC-UAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to produce for the first time a passenger aircraft, the SJ-100, in India.

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The agreement was inked in Moscow on Monday, according to a press release by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)HAL shared details of the signing on X, stating, “HAL and Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation (PJSCUAC) Russia signed an MoU for production of civil commuter aircraft SJ-100 in Moscow, Russia on October 27, 2025.” The SJ-100 is a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft currently in operation with more than 16 commercial airline operators. Over 200 such aircraft have already been produced. Under the new arrangement, HAL will have the rights to manufacture the SJ-100 for India’s domestic customers, a move seen as crucial for enhancing short-haul connectivity under the government’s UDAN scheme‘This collaboration represents the first time a “complete passenger” aircraft will be p