Multiple choice

Which of the following is India's first indigenously manufactured fighter-bomber jet aircraft, manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited?

  1. HAL Ajeet

  2. Gnat Mk 2

  3. HF-24 Marut

  4. T-38 Talon

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Hindustan Aeronautics' HF-24 Marut was an Indian fighter-bomber aircraft of the 1960s. It was India's first jet aircraft, first flying on 17 June 1961. Marut was designed by the well-known German aircraft designer Kurt Tank and Indian engineers from Hindustan Aircraft Limited.