HJT36, also known as Sitara, are equiped with the Snecma Larzac engine but the later batches will have the Al-55 engine.

Iran Makes Its First Anti-Ship Missile
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, TEHRAN

Iran has begun manufacturing its first locally made anti-ship missile, a “kind of cruise missile” named the Kosar, the state-run news agency IRNA reported May 31.

Quoting the Islamic republic’s defense ministry, the report said the missile was being made by Iran’s Aerospace Industries organization and had been “designed for defensive purposes.”

According to the report, the new missile can target its goals in three different positions; coast to sea, sea to sea and air to sea, and it was designed to be either televised or radar guided.

“The new missile has been designed according to geographical specifications of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman,” the report added, without specifying its range.

“Kosar” is a Koranic term referring to a river of eternal life in paradise.

-25 T6A (ab initio trainer)
-10 T37 (initial jet trainer)
-25 Hawk-100 (mostly training with limited GA ability)
-5 B737-600 (cargo, humanitarian aid, troop lift)
-10 C-212-400 (cargo, humanitarian aid)
-4 C-212-400 (MPA, SAR)
-1 BBJ (VIP transport)

-25 AS550 (training, liason, recce, light attack)
-15 Dhruv (light utility, cargo, SAR)

There you go, airforce lite.

So since theyre building this jet trainer, does that mean they will no longer have a requirement to buy the Bae Hawk?

The Sitara is just an IJT (intermediate), intended to move pilots from basic jet/piston trainer to a jet platform that handles more like a combat aircraft. The AJT (advanced) will take the IJT grads and build up even more combat capabilities into the pilot like initial weapons trainings and combat manuevering.

BTW, I still can’t believe the canopy of the Sitara is that huge.

The nose gear sure looks a dainty 😀

I had a chance to see the bird first hand over the weekend at Andrews AFB. The pictures don’t do it justice. It was a static display and had all of its bays open. There was even a T&E pilot gracious enough to explain stuff to novices and enthus alike.

Even more beautiful up close. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a still cam but did take all aspect azimuthal shots from walking around the bird with a digividcam.

The show also had a JSF mockup but not close to as impressive as a real Raptor. Also, I got to oogle the AH-64D, AH-1Z, E-3, Rivet Joint, B-52H, etc.

Uprated Larzac thrust: 3,745-lb
AL-55 thrust: 4,845-lb

A thousand “extra” pounds of thrust, at around similar SFC, for a light trainer means that the rookies will have more thrust to get them out of mistakes and provides a larger safety margin.

thats the smallest engine for size of plane I’ve ever seen!

That’s why the Al-55 is coming coming in. For a while an uprated Larzac was being considered but the Al-55 won probably because of commonality with the Al-31FP. Also, from the above article, the Al-55 would seem, to have been funded by the Indians if they have full manufacturing and export rights to it.