General characteristics
- Crew: 1 (A and S); 2 (B and E)
- Length: 16.83 m (55 ft 3 in) (A and S) with minor variations dependent on nose configuration; 17.53 m (57.5 ft) (B and E) with minor variations dependent on nose probe type (AAR or pitot)
- Wingspan: 8.69 m (28 ft 6 in)
- Height: 4.89 m (16 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 24.18 m2 (260.3 sq ft)
- Aspect ratio: 3.12
- Empty weight: 7,000 kg (15,432 lb) typical, (dependent on variant and role)
- Gross weight: 10,954 kg (24,149 lb) full internal fuel and 120 rpg
- Max takeoff weight: 15,700 kg (34,613 lb) with external stores
- Fuel capacity: 4,200 l (1,100 US gal; 920 imp gal) internal, with provision for three 1,200 l (320 US gal; 260 imp gal) drop tanks on inboard and centreline pylons
- Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour Mk.102 afterburning turbofan engines, 22.75 kN (5,110 lbf) thrust each dry, 32.5 kN (7,300 lbf) with afterburner
Performance
- Maximum speed: 1,350 km/h (840 mph, 730 kn) Mach 1.1 at sea level
- 1,699 km/h (1,056 mph; 917 kn) Mach 1.6 at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
- Combat range: 815 km (506 mi, 440 nmi) hi-lo-hi (internal fuel)
- 575 km (357 mi; 310 nmi) lo-lo-lo (internal fuel)
- 1,408 km (875 mi; 760 nmi) hi-lo-hi (with external fuel)
- 908 km (564 mi; 490 nmi) lo-lo-lo (with external fuel)
- Ferry range: 1,902 km (1,182 mi, 1,027 nmi) with full internal and external tanks
- Service ceiling: 14,000 m (46,000 ft)
- g limits: +8.6 (ultimate load +12)
- Time to altitude: 9,145 m (30,003 ft) in 1 minute 30 seconds
- Wing loading: 649.3 kg/m2 (133.0 lb/sq ft) maximum
- Thrust/weight: Adour Mk.102: 0.422
Armament
- Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) calibre DEFA cannon with up to 150 rounds/gun
- Hardpoints: 7 (4× under-wing, 2× over-wing and 1× center-line) with a capacity of 10,000 lb (4,500 kg)
- Rockets: 8× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each
- Missiles:
- AS.37 Martel anti-radar missiles or
- 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles on overwing pylons
- Anti-radiation missiles: DRDO Anti-Radiation Missile(Rudram-1) (Indian Air Force)
- Anti-ship missile:
- Harpoon(Indian Air Force)
- Sea Eagle (missile)(Indian Air Force)
- Precision-guided munition:
- DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (Indian Air Force)
- Equipped only with French aircraft :2× AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles on outboard pylons
- 2× R550 Magic air-to-air missiles on overwing pylons, AS-30L laser guided air-to-ground missile
- 1× AN-52 nuclear bomb
- Bombs:
- various unguided or laser-guided bombs or
- 2× WE177A nuclear bombs
- Other: ECM protection pods, Reconnaissance Pod, ATLIS laser/electro-optical targeting pod, external drop tanks for extended range/loitering time.
- Radar: EL/M-2052, as a part of Indian Air Force (IAF) DARIN III upgrade program.
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