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Measured figures
AMX · Length
Single source13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
F-2A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMX International AMX | Mitsubishi F-2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | Multirole fighter[source] |
| National origin | Italy / Brazil[source] | Japan / United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | AMX International[source] | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / Lockheed Martin[source] |
| Status | Active service[source] | In service |
Length
Single sourceEmpty; AMX · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; AMX · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AMX · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,700 kg (14,771 lb)[source]
10,750 kg (23,700 lb)[source]
13,000 kg (28,660 lb)[source]
Empty; F-2A · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; F-2A · clean
Single sourceFerry; AMX · Ferry range
Single source3,336 km (2,073 mi, 1,801 nmi)[source]
AMX · 1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine, 49.1 kN (11,000 lbf) thrust[source]
F-2A · 1 × General Electric F110-IHI-129 afterburning turbofan thrust dry
Single sourceF-2A · with afterburner
Single source1 × General Electric F110-IHI-129 afterburning turbofan , 76 kN (17,000 lbf) thrust dry, 131 kN (29,500 lbf) with afterburner[source]
AMX · Endurance
Single source4 hours, 15 minutes[source]
AMX · 10,260 ft/min
Single source52.1 m/s (10,260 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Italian Air Force (historical) Brazilian Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 230[source] | 98 (including 4 prototypes)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1999[source] | 1995–2011[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1989[source] | 2000[source] |
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| First flight | 15 May 1984[source] | 7 October 1995[source] |
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| Retired | 2024 (Italy)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 3,555 L (939 US gal; 782 imp gal) / 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) internal[source] | 4,637 L (1,225 US gal; 1,020 imp gal) maximum internal fuel 4,588 L (1,212 US gal; 1,009 imp gal) usable[source] |
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| Wing loading | 512 kg/m 2 (105 lb/sq ft)[source] | 634.3 kg/m 2 (129.9 lb/sq ft) maximum[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.47[source] | 0.994[source] |
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| Rockets | rocket pods[source] | 4 × JLAU-3/A rocket pods[source] |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranha or A-Darter , carried on wingtip rails[source] | Air-to-air missiles : 4 × Mitsubishi AAM-3 4 × Mitsubishi AAM-4 4 × Mitsubishi AAM-5 4 × AIM-9L Sidewinder 4 × AIM-7M Sparrow Anti-ship missiles : 4* × ASM-1 4* × ASM-2 4* × ASM-3 There are umbilicals and attachment points for ASMs on the inner most pylon, potentially bringing the total up to 6 for each of the ASMs, however this loadout is not used in service.[source] |
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| Bombs | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | Unguided Bombs: 18 × Mk.82 bomb 6 × Mk.84 bomb 6 × CBU-87 /B Guided Bombs : 18 × GCS-1 IIR guided bomb 8 × 500lb JDAM /LJDAMs 4 × 2000lb JDAMs[source] |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon (Italian aircraft) 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) Bernardini Mk-164 cannon (Brazilian aircraft)[source] | 1 × 20 mm (0.787 in) JM61A2 6-barrel rotary cannon[source] |
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| Hardpoints | Bombs: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | 2 × wing-tip air-to-air missile launch rails, 8 × under-wing, and 1 × under-fuselage pylon(s) with a capacity of 8,085 kg (17,824 lb) of ordnance[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Japan Air Self-Defense Force[source] |
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| Developed from | — | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 3.3[source] |
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| Maximum landing weight | — | 18,300 kg (40,300 lb)[source] |
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| External Fuel capacity | — | 5,678 L (1,500 US gal; 1,249 imp gal) maximum – (1x 1,135.5 L (300.0 US gal; 249.8 imp gal) + 2x 2,271.25 L (600.00 US gal; 499.61 imp gal) drop-tanks)[source] |
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| Others | — | J/AAQ-2 FLIR , later AN/AAQ-33 targeting pod[source] |
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| F-2B | — | 9,633 kg (21,237 lb)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; F-2A · Max takeoff weight
Single source