Union cabinet gives nod to purchase of 70 HTT-40 trainer aircraft from HAL.

The HTT-40 is a turboprop aircraft, designed to have good low-speed handling for better training effectiveness.

The aircraft will meet the shortage of BTAs for the training of newly inducted pilots of the IAF.

The acquisition of the HTT-40 provides a fillip to the Indian aerospace defense ecosystem and boosts Aatmanirbhar Bharat.