The 14th in Ian Allan's highly respected 'Modern Combat Aircraft' series covers an important aircraft that promises to become a classic in the Hawker Hunter mould - the Jaguar.
Evolved from the French Br121 project, the Jaguar was produced by the international company SEPECAT. A collaborative venture between the then British Aircraft Corporation (now British Aerospace) and the? French company Dassault Breguet. Designed to meet dual Anglo-French requirements for a supersonic strike/attack aircraft and advanced trainer- the Jaguar is a highly sophisticated aircraft capable of nuclear weapons' delivery, and now equips eight RAF squadrons in Germany and Great Britain. Over 200 are fn RAF service and 200 are being built for the French air force. With export sales to the air forces of Oman, Ecuador and India, the Jaguar has proved itself as attractive to the international market as it has to the European partners in the programme...