NEW DELHI: India is set to produce its first fully indigenous passenger aircraft- the 100-seater twin-engine Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SJ-100). A memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the local production of the SJ-100 was signed in Moscow between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).

The agreement comes at a time when the United States has imposed heavy tariffs on India for importing oil from Russia. It is also notable that the MoU involves a Russian public joint-stock company that is currently under US sanctions following the war in Ukraine. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 will be used for domestic passenger services, and full-scale production in India will begin once the final contract is signed. Although India has previously partnered with Russia for f

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