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| introduced = {{ubl|A-25B: 28 June 2016 (CMQ)|A-25A: 14 September 2017 (FAQ)|A-25C: 2 February 2019 (MGQ)}} <!-- This template field is for when the aircraft enters operational service. See notes at [[Template:Infobox Aircraft Type]] for details. --> | | introduced = {{ubl|A-25B: 28 June 2016 (CMQ)|A-25A: 14 September 2017 (FAQ)|A-25C: 2 February 2019 (MGQ)}} <!-- This template field is for when the aircraft enters operational service. See notes at [[Template:Infobox Aircraft Type]] for details. --> | ||
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**** [[AIM-132 ASRAAM]] | **** [[AIM-132 ASRAAM]] | ||
**** [[AIM-260 JATM]] (To be integrated) | **** [[AIM-260 JATM]] (To be integrated) | ||
| − | **** [[MBDA Meteor]] (Block 4, for | + | **** [[MBDA Meteor]] (Block 4, for A-25B, not before 2027) |
*** [[Air-to-surface missile]]s: | *** [[Air-to-surface missile]]s: | ||
**** [[AGM-88 HARM#AGM-88G AARGM-ER|AGM-88G AARGM-ER]] (Block 4) | **** [[AGM-88 HARM#AGM-88G AARGM-ER|AGM-88G AARGM-ER]] (Block 4) | ||
Latest revision as of 18:29, 3 May 2024
| Alsace Marrone A-25 Eagle II | |
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| Quebecshirite Air Force A-25A | |
Role
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Multirole fighter |
National origin
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 Quebecshire
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Manufacturer
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Alsace Marrone |
First flight
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25 November 2008 (A-25A) |
Introduction
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Status
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In service |
Primary users
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Quebecshirite Air Force
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Produced
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2008–present |
Number built
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1,000+ |
Developed from
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Alsace Marrone X-25 |
The Alsace Marrone A-25 Eagle II is a Quebecshirite family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft primarily designed for air superiority and strike missions; the family also has electronic warfare, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. Alsace Marrone is the prime A-25 contractor, with other principal partners including TBD1 and TBD2. The family has three main variants: the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) A-25A, the short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) A-25B, and the carrier-based (CV/CATOBAR) A-25C.
The aircraft descends from the Alsace Marrone X-25, a prototype fighter that beat NOT!BOEING's Y-50 in 2002 to win a contract for the Combined Operations Fighter (COC) program. Its development is principally funded by the Quebecshirite government, with additional funding coming from Quebecshire's partners, including TBD1, TBD2, and TBD3. Several other countries have also ordered, or are considering ordering, the aircraft.
Contents
Development
Design
Operational history
Current Operators
Specifications (A-25A)
Data from Alsace Marrone A-25 specifications, Alsace Marrone: A-25 weaponry, Alsace Marrone: A-25 Program Status, A-25 Program brief, FY2021 Acquisition Report
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 51.4 ft (15.7 m)
- Wingspan: 35 ft (11 m)
- Height: 14.4 ft (4.4 m)
- Wing area: 460 sq ft (43 m2)
- Aspect ratio: 2.66
- Empty weight: 29,300 lb (13,290 kg)
- Gross weight: 49,540 lb (22,471 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 65,918 lb (29,900 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 18,250 lb (8,278 kg) internal
- Powerplant: 1 × F135-PW-100 afterburning turbofan, 28,000 lbf (125 kN) thrust dry, 43,000 lbf (191 kN) with afterburner
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 1.6 at high altitude
- Mach 1.06, 700 knots (806 mph; 1,296 km/h) at sea level
- Range: 1,500 nmi (1,700 mi, 2,800 km)
- Combat range: 669 nmi (770 mi, 1,239 km) interdiction mission (air-to-surface) on internal fuel
- 760 nmi (870 mi; 1,410 km), air-to-air configuration on internal fuel
- Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,000 m)
- g limits: +9.0
- Wing loading: 107.7 lb/sq ft (526 kg/m2) at gross weight
- Thrust/weight: 0.87 at gross weight (1.07 at loaded weight with 50% internal fuel)
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 25 mm 4-barrel rotary cannon, 180 rounds
- Hardpoints: 4 × internal stations, 6 × external stations on wings with a capacity of 5,700 pounds (2,600 kg) internal, 15,000 pounds (6,800 kg) external, 18,000 pounds (8,200 kg) total weapons payload,with provisions to carry combinations of:
- Missiles:
- Air-to-air missiles:
- AIM-9X Sidewinder
- AIM-120 AMRAAM
- AIM-132 ASRAAM
- AIM-260 JATM (To be integrated)
- MBDA Meteor (Block 4, for A-25B, not before 2027)
- Air-to-surface missiles:
- AGM-88G AARGM-ER (Block 4)
- AGM-158 JASSM
- AGM-179 JAGM
- SPEAR 3 (Block 4, in development, integration contracted)<
- Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW)
- Anti-ship missiles:
- Air-to-air missiles:
- Bombs:
- Missiles:
Avionics
- AN/APG-81 or AN/APG-85 (Lot 17 onwards) AESA radar
- AN/ASQ-239 Barracuda electronic warfare/electronic countermeasures system
- AN/ASQ-242 CNI suite, which includes
- Advanced communication system
- Data link
- An IFF interrogator and transponder
- AM, VHF, UHF AM, and UHF FM Radio
- GUARD survival radio
- A radar altimeter
- An instrument landing system
- A TACAN system
- Instrument carrier landing system
- A JPALS
- TADIL-J JVMF/VMF
Differences between variants
| A-25A CTOL |
A-25B STOVL |
A-25C CV (Carrier Variant) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 51.4 ft (15.7 m) | 51.2 ft (15.6 m) | 51.5 ft (15.7 m) |
| Wingspan | 35 ft (10.7 m) | 35 ft (10.7 m) | 43 ft (13.1 m) |
| Height | 14.4 ft (4.39 m) | 14.3 ft (4.36 m) | 14.7 ft (4.48 m) |
| Wing Area | 460 sq ft (42.74 m2) | 460 sq ft (42.74 m2) | 668 sq ft (62.06 m2) |
| Empty weight | 28,999 lb (13,154 kg) | 32,472 lb (14,729 kg) | 34,581 lb (15,686 kg) |
| Internal fuel | 18,250 lb (8,278 kg) | 13,500 lb (6,123 kg) | 19,750 lb (8,958 kg) |
| Weapons payload | 18,000 lb (8,160 kg) | 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) | 18,000 lb (8,160 kg) |
| Max takeoff weight | 70,000 lb (31,800 kg) class | 60,000 lb (27,200 kg) class | 70,000 lb (31,800 kg) class |
| Range | >1,200 nmi (2,200 km) | >900 nmi (1,700 km) | >1,200 nmi (2,200 km) |
| Combat radius on internal fuel |
669 nmi (1,239 km) | 505 nmi (935 km) | 670 nmi (1,241 km) |
| Thrust/weight • full fuel: • 50% fuel: |
0.87 1.07 |
0.90 1.04 |
0.75 0.91 |
| g limit | +9.0 | +7.0 | +7.5 |
