SEPECAT Jaguar 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet attack aircraft originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Air Force in the close air support and nuclear strike role. It is still in service with the Indian Air Force. Originally conceived in the 1960s as a jet trainer with a light ground attack capability, the requirement for the aircraft soon changed to include supersonic performance, reconnaissance and tactical nuclear strike roles. A carrier-based varia

🔴🇮🇳un avion de combat de type SEPECAT Jaguar, de l’armée de l’air indienne s’est écrasé ce mercredi dans le district de Churu, au Rajasthan, non loin de la frontière avec le Pakistan. L’Inde reste aujourd’hui le dernier pays au monde à exploiter cet appareil, avec environ 120 exemplaires encore en service, répartis au sein de six escadrons. | AfrikMag

India is acquiring retired SEPECAT Jaguar strike aircraft from Oman—which withdrew the type in 2014 to cannibalize for spare parts, exposing how the Indian Air Force operates at just 29 of its required 42 squadrons, the smallest combat force since the 1962 China war. The Cold War-era jets, upgraded through three DARIN modernization phases including Israeli AESA radar and Harpoon anti-ship missiles, remain operationally relevant for precision strike but face parts shortages as British, French, an

SEPECAT Jaguar at RAFM Hendon #coldwar #ColdWarHistory #SEPECAT #Jaguar #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft

Entente Cordiale! The SEPECAT Jaguar #coldwar #ColdWarHistory #SEPECAT #jaguar #royalairforce | Daniel J Wheatcroft