Airframer
ProgramsHAL HJT-36 Yashas

Aircraft program

HAL HJT-36 Yashas

In production
Logbook Follow this page and keep your own private notes on it — log in to start

Low wing single turbofan trainer. Also known as Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT), and formerly known as HJT-36 Sitara. In development.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbojet, Turbofan
Application
Trainer

Design & construction

Primary structure
Aluminium
Wing
Aluminium
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
Bleed air
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Wing position
Low
Planform
Swept
Tail
Conventional
Certification
Military

Technical reference compiled with AI research; a value appears only where two independent research passes and a web fact-check agree. Gaps are deliberate.

A deeper insight into the HAL HJT-36 Yashas

Supplier geography and market analysis for this program — shown free on sponsored programs, or with an Analytics subscription.

See Analytics rates
The industry ledger — an Analytics feature — holds every dated event on this program: contracts, certifications, first flights and appointments, each linked to its source. See a worked example →

Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
HAL HJT-36 Yashas1998 / 2003Basic trainer jet, successor to IAF HJT-16.

Airframer

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (Aircraft Division Bangalore)News

Other aircraft programs: ADA Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) · BAE Systems Hawk 100 · HAL CATS Warrior · HAL HTT-40 · HAL RTA · HAL Tejas ·

Find other programs with these properties in the aircraft programs directory.

Program milestones 3 dated events

The program’s dated history — milestones, contracts, supplier selections and facilities, each linked to its source. Log in to view.

Information on this page is compiled from a variety of published sources; links do not necessarily imply recommendation or confirmation by the airframe manufacturer.

Spotted something wrong or out of date on this page? Tell us

Corrections go straight to the editorial team that maintains this directory.