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Soko J-22 Orao is a attack aircraft Reconnaissance aircraft. It was built by SOKO. Reported operators include Serbian Air Force Yugoslav Air Force (historical) Bosnian Air Force (historical) Republika Srpska Air Force (historical).
Yugoslavia; RomaniaAttack aircraft Reconnaissance aircraft
SOKO
VTI - Yugoslavia INCAS - Romania
Active
Serbian Air Force Yugoslav Air Force (historical) Bosnian Air Force (historical) Republika Srpska Air Force (historical)
1974–1992
1978
31 October 1974
IAR-93 Vultur
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13.02 m (42 ft 9 in) (fuselage length); 14.90 m (48 ft 11 in) (including nose probe)
9.30 m (30 ft 6 in)
4.52 m (14 ft 10 in)
26.00 m 2 (279.9 sq ft)
3.33:1
NACA 65A-008 (modified)
5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
8,170 kg (18,012 lb) (clean)
11,080 kg (24,427 lb)
3,120 L (820 US gal; 690 imp gal)
2 × Orao/Turbomecanica-built Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 633-47 turbojets , 17.79 kN (4,000 lbf) thrust each dry, 22.24 kN (5,000 lbf) with afterburner
1,130 km/h (700 mph, 610 kn) at sea level; Mach 0.96 at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (gear and flaps down)
522 km (324 mi, 282 nmi) (hi-lo-hi profile with 4× BL755 cluster bombs and 1× 1,500 L (400 US gal; 330 imp gal) drop tank)
1,320 km (820 mi, 710 nmi) (2× 500 L (130 US gal; 110 imp gal) drop tanks)
15,000 m (49,000 ft)
-4.2 - +8
89.0 m/s (17,520 ft/min)
0.44 at gross weight
2× GSh-23L cannons in lower front fuselage, below engine air intakes, with 200 rounds per gun
5 (4 underwing and 1 centreline) with a capacity of 500 kg (1,100 lb) wing hardpoints, 800 kg (1,800 lb) fuselage station, 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) total, with provisions to carry combinations of:
BRZ-127 rockets, L-57-16MD (UB-16) rocket pods, L-128-04 rocket pods
AGM-65B Maverick TV guided AGM or Grom-1 AGM (based on Soviet Kh-23 ), VRVZ-200 infrared homing AGM (Only fitted to modernised variants of the J-22, there are TV guided variants of the missile), VRVZ-240 infrared homing AGM (Only fitted to modernised variants of the J-22) R-60MK infrared homing AAM
50/100/250/500 kg general-purpose bombs , BL755 cluster bombs , PLAB-350 napalm bombs, LVB-250F Laser-guided bomb (based off the FAB-250 bomb, that has been modified with a guidance system, only fitted to modernised variants of the J-22)
Matra Durandal anti-runway bombs, AM-500 sea mines , RADEOM Radar jamming pod
Yugoslavia 0 references
Romania 0 references
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 13.02 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 13.02 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 13.02 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Soko J-22 Orao equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
SerbiaReported count for Soko J-22 Orao · J-22B. Service scope: Serbian Air Force and Air Defence; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 17. Origin: Yugoslavia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Soko J-22 Orao · J-22B. Service scope: Serbian Air Force and Air Defence; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 17. Origin: Yugoslavia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Serbian Air Force Yugoslav Air Force (historical) Bosnian Air Force (historical) Republika Srpska Air Force (historical)
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