“ The Indian state company signed an agreement on the joint production of passenger aircraft with the Russian Federation. Source: Bloomberg, HAL Details: Indian state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Lt has signed an agreement with United Aircraft Cor of Russia to manufacture the SJ-100 civilian commuter aircraft. This is stated in the statement of the HAL company. However, the announcement did not mention whether the pact includes technology transfer to India or investment involved. Literally from HAL: “The SJ-100 is a twin-engine narrow-body aircraft. Over 200 aircraft have been produced so far and are operated by more than 16 commercial airlines. The SJ-100 will be a revolutionary short-haul aircraft under the UDAN program in India. It will also be the first time an all-passenger aircraft will be produced in India. The last such project was by HAL, which produced the AVRO aircraft HS-748 from 1961 to 1988”. HAL and Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC-UAC) Russia signed an MoU for production of civil commuter aircraft SJ-100 in Moscow, Russia on October 27, 2025. Shri Prabhat Ranjan, HAL & Mr. Oleg Bogomolov, PJSC UAC, Russia, signed the MoU in the presence… pic.twitter.com/McN8WQjeSl— HAL (@HALHQBLR) October 28, 2025 Details: The agreement was signed before the planned visit of the ruler of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to India in December. US President Donald Trump and his officials have repeatedly criticized India for buying Russian crude oil and imposed a 50% tariff on Indian goods. HAL did not respond to an email seeking clarification on how much capital it plans to use for the project or which carriers have expressed interest in the aircraft. The company has struggled to produce enough fighter jets for the Indian Air Force, raising concerns about the country’s military readiness. The Russian company UAC is under sanctions from the United States, the European Union, and Great Britain, and the U.S. Treasury Department named the company one of the key players in the Russian military-industrial complex.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Bloomberg, HAL
Details: The Indian state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Lt signed an agreement with United Aircraft Cor of Russia for the production of SJ-100 civil commuter aircraft.
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This is stated in the statement of the HAL company. However, the announcement did not mention whether the pact includes technology transfer to India or investment involved.
Literally HAL: “The SJ-100 is a twin-engine narrow-body aircraft. More than 200 aircraft have been produced to date and are operated by more than 16 commercial airlines. The SJ-100 will be a revolutionary short-haul aircraft for the UDAN program in India.
This will also be the first time that an all-passenger aircraft will be manufactured in India. The last such project was implemented by HAL, which produced the AVRO HS-748 aircraft from 1961 to 1988.”
Details: The agreement was signed before the planned visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India in December.
US President Donald Trump and his officials have repeatedly criticized India for buying Russian crude oil and imposed a 50% tariff on Indian goods.
HAL did not respond to an email seeking clarification on how much capital it plans to use for the project or which carriers have expressed interest in the aircraft.
The company has struggled to produce enough fighter jets for the Indian Air Force, raising concerns about the country’s military readiness.
The Russian company UAC is under sanctions from the United States, the European Union, and Great Britain, and the U.S. Treasury Department named the company one of the key players in the Russian military-industrial complex.