Indian IJT inches closer to production as air force waits
The modified IJT/HJT-36 from HAL has made progress after earlier failing spin tests. (HAL)
HAL has made progress with its IJT after a redesign, but nobody is yet saying when it might reach the hands of the Indian Air Force.
The long-overdue Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)-produced Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) is edging towards production. It was conceived more than two decades ago for stage two training of fighter pilots to replace obsolete Kiran Mk 2 trainers.
Arup Chatterjee, Director of HAL, said on 6 January that the IJT (also known as the HJT-36) had achieved a major milestone by demonstrating a capability to perform six turn spins on each side.
During spin testing in 2016, the HJT-36 departed from controlled flight, and this brought the programme to a standstill. A HAL statement said the IJT was redesigned ‘by moving the
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