New Delhi: The first indigenous Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) Series Production aircraft, designed to train India’s next generation of air warriors, took to the skies in Bengaluru on Friday.

Named TH 4001, the basic trainer aircraft is a fully aerobatic, tandem-seat, turboprop model built to provide training in basic flight, aerobatics, instrument flying, and night flying, according to officials at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the aircraft’s manufacturer.

While HTT-40 prototypes have been flying for eight years, this is the first Series Production unit — the version built on HAL’s industrial production line, from which all future aircraft of this type will be manufactured.

In 2023, the Defence Ministry signed a Rs 6,800-crore contract with HAL for 70 basic trainer aircraft

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