| Hindustan Lead in Fighter Trainer-42 | |
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| HLFT-42 scale model displayed at Aero India (2023) | |
| Role | Lead-in Fighter Trainer / Light Combat Aircraft |
| National origin | India |
| Design group | Aircraft Research and Design Centre (HAL) |
| Status | Under development |
| Primary user | Indian Air Force (Intended) |
| Developed from | HAL HJT 39 |
The HAL HLFT-42 (Hindustan Lead-in Fighter Trainer – 42) is a design for an Indian lead-in fighter trainer proposed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Designed as a next-generation supersonic trainer jet, serving as an advanced trainer for upcoming HAL Tejas Mk2 and HAL AMCA fighter jets. Notably, the HLFT-42 will also be used as a fully-fledged fighter jet to perform combat missions. HAL unveiled the design of the scale model of the HLFT-42 at the 14th edition of Aero India (2023), which was held in Bangalore.
The Indian Air Force has expressed its intent to use the HLFT-42 in the future to replace the existing BAE Hawk 132 jet trainers.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Aero India 2023: HAL to Display Unique Aatmanirbhar Formation, Will Showcase HLFT-42" (media release). Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. 10 February 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
ref2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lake, Jon (20 February 2023). "Hindustan Aeronautics Unveils Lead-in Fighter Trainer Project". Aviation International News. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023.