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Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Advanced jet trainer Hawk-132 to be inducted into Indian Air Force on 23 Feb 08

On 23 Feb 2008, when the Honourable Raksha Mantri Shri AK Antony formally inducts the Hawk 132 Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) into service, an important milestone in the history of the IAF will be reached.

This event will mark the fulfillment of a long-standing requirement of the IAF for an AJT that will effectively bridge the gap between the slow jet trainer such as the Kiran and the advanced fighter aircraft currently in IAF’s inventory.

The need for an AJT was first articulated by the IAF in 1982 and ever since has remained high on IAF’s agenda for procurement.

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