HAL Koraput delivers its 2,000th aero-engine; second Shakti engine production line announced
On 6 October 2026, HAL's Koraput Division in Odisha delivered its 2,000th aero-engine in the presence of Rajnath Singh, who announced a second Shakti engine line (₹218 crore, up to 100 engines a year) and a rise in AL-31FP engine output from 30 to 50 a year (₹335 crore).
Summary
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Koraput Division in Odisha delivered its 2,000th aero-engine on 6 October 2026, in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. Set up in 1964, the division has built engines for the MiG-21, MiG-27, MiG-29 and Su-30MKI and has overhauled more than 9,000 engines. Rajnath Singh announced that annual AL-31FP engine capacity for the Su-30MKI will rise from 30 to 50 with ₹335 crore, and that a second Shakti engine line costing ₹218 crore will make up to 100 engines a year by 2028-29 for the Dhruv ALH and Prachand LCH helicopters. He also referred to a proposed investment of about ₹5,000 crore for an indigenous high-thrust engine for the AMCA programme.
Key facts
- Milestone
- 2,000th aero-engine delivered
- Unit
- HAL Koraput Division, Odisha (est. 1964)
- Date
- 6 October 2026
- Engines overhauled
- More than 9,000
- AL-31FP capacity
- 30 → 50 engines a year (₹335 crore)
- AL-31FP order
- 240 engines ordered in 2024 for Su-30MKI; 63 delivered vs target 60
- Second Shakti line
- ₹218 crore; up to 100 engines a year by 2028-29
- Shakti engine use
- Dhruv ALH and Prachand LCH
- AMCA engine
- Indigenous high-thrust engine programme, about ₹5,000 crore
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which division of HAL delivered its 2,000th aero-engine on 6 October 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Koraput Division, Odisha
The second Shakti engine production line announced at HAL Koraput will cater to which helicopters?
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Correct answer: A — Dhruv ALH and Prachand LCH
HAL's annual production capacity of AL-31FP engines (for Su-30MKI) is being raised from 30 to how many engines?
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Correct answer: B — 50