HAL signs MoU with Russia for production of SJ-100 civil jet

“Shri Prabhat Ranjan, HAL & Mr. Oleg Bogomolov, PJSC UAC, Russia, signed the MoU in the presence of Dr. D. K. Sunil, CMD, HAL & Mr. Vadim Badekha, Director General, PJSC UAC,” HAL said in a statement.

The SJ-100 is a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft, and is currently in the fleet of around 16 commercial airlines. HAL said that SJ-100 will be the game changer for short-haul connectivity. Under this arrangement, HAL will have 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 said in its statement. 

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