The first two of the 66 Hawk Advance Jet Trainers (HAJT) ordered by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 2004 is reportedly in final stages of testing at the BAE Systems and will fly by year-end and slotted for delivery by September next year. Under terms of the contract, BAE will make the first 22 and the rest 42 will be manufactured at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

The delivery of these HAJT will reduce the demand of new recruits being trained on Mig-21s, which are more demanding. So far IAF trainee pilots have trained at the Royal Air Force Valley in Wales thus reducing the number of potential accidents.