Russia's OAK and India's HAL near finalizing SJ-100 localization license deal

United Aircraft Corporation (OAK) announced that a license agreement for localizing SJ-100 aircraft production in India with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is nearly finalized, with signing expected soon. This marks a deepening of Russia-India defense-industrial cooperation amid Western sanctions on Russia. The deal could expand India's aerospace manufacturing capabilities and provide Russia with a production foothold outside sanctions pressure.