| Role | Ground attack |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | SEPECAT (Breguet/BAC) |
| Built by | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (under licence) |
| First flight | 8 September 1968 |
| Introduction | 1973 |
| Retired | 2005 (France) / 2007 (UK) |
| Status | Active |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force (historical) French Air Force (historical) Indian Air Force Royal Air Force of Oman |
| Number built | 543[1] |
| Unit cost | US$8 million in 1978 |
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 16.83 m (55 ft 2½ in)
- Wingspan: 8.68 m (28 ft 6 in)
- Height: 4.89 m (16 ft 0½ in)
- Wing area: 24.18 m² (260.27 ft²)
- Aspect ratio: 3.12:1
- Empty weight: 7,000 kg (15,432 lb)
- Loaded weight: 10,954 kg (24,149 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 15,700 kg (34,612 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour Mk 102 turbofans
- Dry thrust: 22.75 kN (5,115 lbf) each
- Thrust with afterburner: 32.5 kN (7,305 lbf) each
- Maximum speed: Mach 1.6 (1,699 km/h, 917 knots, 1,056 mph) at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
- Combat radius: 908 km (490 nmi, 564 mi) (lo-lo-lo, external fuel)
- Ferry range: 3,524 km (1,902 nmi, 2,190 mi)
- Service ceiling: 14,000 m[135] (45,900 ft)
- Climb to 9,145 m (30,000 ft): 1 min 30 sec[135]
- Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA cannons, 150 rounds/gun
- Hardpoints:
5 total: 4× under-wing and 1× center-line pylon stations with a
capacity of 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) and provisions to carry combinations
of:
- Rockets: 8× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each
- Missiles:
- AS.37 Martel anti-radar missiles or
- AS-30L laser guided air-to-ground missile.
- 2× R550 Magic air-to-air missiles on underwing pylons
- Bombs:
- various unguided or laser-guided bombs or
- 2× WE177A nuclear bombs
- 1× AN-52 nuclear bomb
- Other: ECM protection pods, Reconnaissance Pod, ATLIS laser/electro-optical targeting pod, external drop tanks for extended range/loitering time