F-21 American fighter Jet which is offered to India and contender of MMRCA 2.0. It is an upgraded version of the F-16 fighting falcon. In MMRCA 2.0 deal India is about to buy some 126 fighter jets so Lockheed Martin offered this jet which will be manufactured locally partnering with Tata Advance System (TAS) under the "Make In India" initiative.
It will be an evolved version of its family with better performance and capabilities which is under development status and estimate to be completed in 2025.
let us have a look at its specification
Year of manufacture- 2025
current status- In-Development
manufacturer- Lockheed-Martin
total production- 0
capabilities- fighter, ground attack, interceptor, anti-ship, reconnaissance (RECCE0, training, advance training
crew varients- 1 or 2
height- 16.01 ft (4.88m)
width- 32.64 (9.95m)
length- 49.38 (15.05m)
empty weight- 18,960lb (8,600 kg)
loaded weight- 42,329 (19,200kg)
power- ESTIMATED 1 x General Electric F110-GE-129 afterburning turbofan engine developing around 18,000 lb dry thrust and 30,000 afterburning thrust.
speed- 1,317 mph (2,120kph)
ceiling-50,033 mph (15,250 m)
range- 2,622 miles (4,220 km)
rate of climb- 50,000 ft/min
operational- possible in India
weapon carry capabilities- possibly its weapon carries capabilities will be the same as F-16 but it is not specified yet. To know about F-16's weapon carry capabilities click here.
To know full specification about F/A-18 Super Hornet Click here
To know full specification about Mikoyan Mig-35 Click here
To know full specification about Dassault Rafale Click here
To know which aircraft are contenders of MMRCA 2.0 Click here
It will be an evolved version of its family with better performance and capabilities which is under development status and estimate to be completed in 2025.
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F-21 "Lockheed Martin' |
Year of manufacture- 2025
current status- In-Development
manufacturer- Lockheed-Martin
total production- 0
capabilities- fighter, ground attack, interceptor, anti-ship, reconnaissance (RECCE0, training, advance training
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F-21 |
crew varients- 1 or 2
height- 16.01 ft (4.88m)
width- 32.64 (9.95m)
length- 49.38 (15.05m)
empty weight- 18,960lb (8,600 kg)
loaded weight- 42,329 (19,200kg)
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F-21 |
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F-21 |
speed- 1,317 mph (2,120kph)
ceiling-50,033 mph (15,250 m)
range- 2,622 miles (4,220 km)
rate of climb- 50,000 ft/min
operational- possible in India
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F-21 |
weapon carry capabilities- possibly its weapon carries capabilities will be the same as F-16 but it is not specified yet. To know about F-16's weapon carry capabilities click here.
To know full specification about F/A-18 Super Hornet Click here
To know full specification about Mikoyan Mig-35 Click here
To know full specification about Dassault Rafale Click here
To know which aircraft are contenders of MMRCA 2.0 Click here
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