p2p!!! There was a mock up of CAT-39 displayed during aero india 2007 if i am correct. later it was mentioned that HAL had to scrap it as IAF had shown no interest in it...There ended the matter for HJT-39 aka CAT( comabt attack trainer)...
DECCAN HERALD Sunday, December 19, 2004
HAL may build Combat Attack Trainer for IAF
The CAT would have an enhanced twin engine, advanced stage operations and more capabilities than the Hawks.
BANGALORE, DHNS:
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is contemplating building a twin-engine Combat Attack Trainer (CAT) for the Indian Air Force, which will be a trainer aircraft to fill the gap between the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas and the Advanced Jet Trainer Hawk, said the new Chairman of HAL Ashok Baweja.
Addressing media persons in Bangalore for the first time since he took over as the chairman of the public sector unit, Mr Baweja said on Saturday that the CAT would have an enhanced twin engine with a much larger fuselage and wing span.
It would have very advanced stage operations with much higher altitude and much higher acceleration capabilities, he added. The conceptual agreement between IAF and HAL was already through with a fore-view of 20 years, Mr Baweja said. Once on the design board the project is expected to be completed within 39 months. The CAT would have more capabilities than the Hawks, he added.
Front line fighter
On LCA's, Mr Baweja said the tests on the three prototypes of the multi-role supersonic aircraft which had been manufactured to meet the stringent requirements of a front line tactical fighter aircraft was on and over 300 flights had been completed so far.
One more prototype, the PV2 was scheduled to be rolled out before March 2005, he said. Mr Baweja further said that HAL had already launched the limited series production of LCA with its first delivery scheduled for 2007.
He said the two Jaguar trainer and strike variants belonging to the first batch, which were directly imported by the IAF had been upgraded with modern nav-attack systems and an indigenously designed and developed mission computer.
The series upgradation of MiG 21 BIS with a secure communication system, radar altimeter had also commenced. He added that the flight evaluation on the first series of MiG 27 upgrades was scheduled to commence next year.
He said that the HAL had an order of Rs 18,000 crore, an overhauling order of Rs 2,000 crore and Rs 400 crore export order from the Airbus in the current financial year.
The company had so far produced 35 Advanced Light Helicopters (DHRUV) of which two had been exported to Nepal and one was to be shipped to Israel this month.
The military utility variants and the civil variants had been certified and were presently under series production, he said. The weaponisation of the ALH platform is currently under way for the army and naval variants and the flight trials with various role equipment systems are progressing well, he added...
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