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Jaguar International :army: .
India also have this 'JAGUAR' Aircraft.
Role: Strike, Attack
Builder: SEPECAT (Dassault/British Aerospace cooperation)
Variants: A, B (T.Mk2, T.Mk4), E, S (GR.Mk1, GR.Mk3), IS, IT, IM.
Operators: United Kingdom, France, India, Oman, Nigeria, Ecuador
The Jaguar has a long sleek fuselage and two engines. It is used in the reconnaissance, advanced training, close air support, maritime attack as well as in the strike and interdiction role.
Jaguar A is the original prototype and the French single-seat attack version. Jaguar E is the French tandem two-seat trainer variant with dual controls. Both are equipped with French Adour Mk 102 engines.
Jaguar S designated GR.Mk1 by the Royal Air Force is the British equivalent of the Jaguar A with a laser in the nose. The Jaguar B is the RAF's advanced trainer designated T.Mk2 and has a more advanced full suite nav/attack system. Both are equipped with the more powerful Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour Mk 104 turbofans. GR.Mk1A is an upgraded GR.Mk1 aircraft with the nav/attack system from the T.Mk2 and self defense systems, which were also added to the T.Mk2A upgrade.
Reconnainssance aircraft are equipped with a centre-line pod housing five cameras and an IR linescan. The GR.Mk3 and T.Mk4 is the latest and probably last upgrade of RAF GR.1s and T.2s respectively. The upgrade program include new cockpit displays, helmet-mounted sights, the ability to carry the new Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) and other system improvements to further extend the life of the aircraft well into the next century.
All export Jaguar Internationals are based on the RAF's Jaguar B/S airframe. Export customers are Ecuador, India, Nigeria and Oman. India is the biggest Jaguar operator today, with Jaguar IS strike , IT trainer and IM maritime strike aircraft. The latter have the Agave radar in a reprofiled nose and are armed with BAe Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles.
Specifications:
Powerplant: two 35.76 kN (8,040 lb st) Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour Mk 104 turbofans
Dimensions: length 16.83m (55 ft 2ý in); height 4.89m (16 ft ý in); wing span 8.69m (28 ft 6 in)
Weights: take-off ('clean'
10.955 kg (24,150 lb); Max Take-Off Weight 15.700 kg (34,610 lb)
Performance: max level speed at 10.975m (36,000 ft) Mach 1.6 or 1.700 km/h (1,056 mph); service ceiling more than 14,020m (46,000 ft)
Armament: two internal 30mm Aden Mk.4 cannons with 150 rounds per gun; 4763 kg (10,500 lb) of disposable stores, including AIM-9 Sidewinders, air-to-surface missiles, anti-radar missiles, free-fall or guided bombs, cluster bombs, dispenser weapons, rocket launchers, ECM pods, drop tanks and TIALD or recce pod, carried on five or seven (two optional Sidewinders on the wings) external hardpoints.
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