| Specifications |
| |
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| Aircraft
Description |
S/VTOL Air
interdiction / Close Air Support Aircraft |
| Engine |
One Rolls-Royce
Pegasus Mk 105 vectored thrust turbofan of 21,750lb st (86.7kN) |
| Max
Speed |
661mph
(1,065km/h) |
| Crew |
One pilot |
| Wing
Span |
30ft 4in
(9.24m) |
| Length |
46ft 4in
(14.12m) |
| Armament: |
Two 25mm cannon on
under-fuselage stations. Up to sixteen Mk 82 or six Mk 83 bombs, four Maverick
air-ground missiles, Paveway 2 and 3 laser-guided bombs, two AIM-9L Sidewinders
or Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air missiles (ASRAAM) and Brimstone anti-armour
missiles, CRV-7 rocket pods or Storm Shadow (x2) on seven available wing
stations. |
| Entered
Service |
1990 (GR.7) |
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