New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Russia's Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC-UAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to produce for the first time a passenger aircraft, the SJ-100, in India.

The agreement was inked in Moscow on Monday, according to a press release by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)

HAL shared details of the signing on X, stating, "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."

The SJ-100 is a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft currently in operation with more than 16 commercial airline operators.

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