Aircraft
BAE Systems Working on ‘Advanced’ Hawk Jet for India
Ahead of a firm agreement with HAL, the OEM is designing a new wing and exploring weapons integration
India has expressed interest in a combat version of the Hawk advanced jet trainer.
India has expressed interest in a combat version of the Hawk advanced jet trainer.

BAE Systems is proceeding with design and wind-tunnel testing of a new wing for the evergreen Hawk jet trainer. The work, which is being done in the UK, was prompted by Indian interest in a "combat" version of the aircraft, as a follow-on to the current licensed production of the Mk132 advanced jet trainer (AJT) version by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). BAE prefers to call it an "advanced" version. BAE and HAL signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in May 2015 to explore future cooperation, and discussions continue.


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