Helwan HA-300

The Helwan HA-300 (Arabic: حلوان ٣٠٠‎) was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft developed in Egypt during the 1960s. It was designed by famous German aircraft engineer Willy Messerschmitt.

At various stages, Spain and India were also involved in the development program, where Spain accepted to finance the two projects HA-200 and HA-300, but it cancelled financing the HA-300 project before it had begun when it was just on paper, then Egypt financed it, and the program transformed to Egypt where every part was built.

At a late stage India financed the Egyptian development of the Egyptian E-300 engine in order to use it on the Indian fighter jet HF-24 Marut.

The HA-300 was an ambitious project for Egypt, at the time seeking to expand both its civilian and defense aviation industry.

There were three prototypes built before termination of the project in 1969 when the fighter jet was about to enter service.

The first prototype was restored in 1991 and is now located in the Deutsches Museum in Munich (Flugwerft Schleißheim).