Russia, India launch joint production of SJ-100 aircraft

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), part of the state-owned Rostec, and India’s state corporation Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have signed a memorandum to jointly produce SJ-100 aircraft.

In a statement on X, HAL said that Prabhat Ranjan of HAL and Oleg Bogomolov, PJSC UAC, Russia, signed the MoU in the presence of D.K. Sunil, CMD, HAL and Vadim Badekha, Director General, PJSC UAC, Caliber.Az reports.

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

According to the Indian corporation, the SJ-100 will mark a turning point in the development of short-haul air transport under India’s UDAN program. Under the agreement, HAL will obtain the rights to manufacture SJ-100 aircraft for domestic customers.

“This will also be the first instance wherein a complete passenger aircraft will be produced in India. The last such project was HAL’s production of AVRO HS-748, which started in 1961 and ended in 1988,” HAL added.

The company stated that the SJ-100 is expected to become a game changer for short-haul connectivity under India’s UDAN scheme. 

The SJ-100 is a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft, with over 200 units produced to date and operated by more than 16 commercial airlines.

By Jeyhun Aghazada