Which was the first indigenously developed aircraft by India to come into service of IAF?

Ravi Chauhan • 9.62K Points
Tutor III General Awareness

Q. Which was the first indigenously developed aircraft by India to come into service of IAF?

(A) HAL AMCA
(B) HF-24 Marut
(C) HAL Tejas
(D) None of these

Correct Answer - Option(B)

Explanation by: Ravi Chauhan

The HAL HF-24 Marut is an Indian fighter-bomber aircraft of the 1960s. Developed by Hindustan Aircraft Limited (HAL), with Kurt Tank as lead designer. It is the first Indian-developed jet aircraft, and the first Asian jet fighter to go beyond the test phase and into successful production and active service. On 17 June 1961, the type conducted its maiden flight; on 1 April 1967, the first production Marut was officially delivered to the IAF.

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