BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD

BHEL was approved for the manufacture of light aircraft by the Indian Ministry of Industry in March 1991 and by the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation in May 1991. Its most recent known product was the Swati light training aircraft, production of which appears to have ended in 2000. It was reported in October 2002 that all Swatis had been grounded indefinitely following a series of accidents.