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Aero and IAI present the F/A-259
Czech company Aero Vodochody and Israel Aerospace Industries have unveiled their joint project for a new multirole aircraft during last Farnborough Airshow. The F/A-259 Striker is a single seat light attack aircraft, derived from the L-159 Alca currently in service with the Czech and Iraqi Air Forces, and powered by the Honeywell F124 turbofan. It spots seven hard points for external loads, it can be configured with an air-to-air probe, can be fitted with an AESA radar and an HMD. Benjamin Cohen, general manager of IAI Lahav division, has said that the aircraft meets the specifications for the USAF OA-X program. The new fighter is built for those air forces that need a low priced, low maintenance cost aircraft but without losing performances.
Compiled by Davide Daverio
Pic: ©Aero Vodochody.
Source: Global Aviator Vol. 10 / No. 9 (South Africa, September 2018)
