National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) / HAL — Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA-90 / Indian Regional Jet) — Builders — IndiaBUILD

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Civil aircraft type certification

Demonstrated certification

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1 · [milestone] Project Definition Phase for the RTA launched April 2022; conceptual design of RTA-90 reported nearing completion
2 · [funding] Government reported likely to allocate ₹12,511 crore ($1.36 billion) to an SPV for the RTA, with the bulk earmarked for certification and testing, as of January 2026
3 · [milestone] NAL sought roughly $2 billion in development costs including pre-production aircraft for certifying the new platform

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