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Aero Stežery AS-100
A AS-100 of the Royal Holyn Air Force
Role	Multirole combat aircraft
National origin	Holynia
Manufacturer	Aero Stežery
First flight	20 March 1992 (1992-03-20)
Introduction	9 June 2002 (2002-06-09)
Status	In service
Primary user	Royal Holyn Air Force
Produced	February 2002 – present
Number built	164 (2020)
Program cost	$9 billion (2005)
Unit cost	$23 billion (2005)
Developed from	Aero Stežery AS-70

The Aero Stežery AS-100 is a Holynian single-engine, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Aero Stežery. The aircraft has a cropped-delta wing design with fly-by-wire controls. It is powered by the Láska R-51 turbofan engine and is capable of Mach 2 speeds. Initial prototypes featured the Doležal R-50 engine, the same engine on the SOKO So-30, however, chronic smoke trail issues saw it replaced by the R-51.

Developed for the Ľahký frontový bojovník (English: Light frontline fighter) program, the AS-100 was developed in the late 1980s and 1990s. The fighter traces part of its design back to the Aero Stežery AS-70 fighter aircraft of the 1960s. The first prototype flew in 1992 and initially 100 aircraft were ordered by the Holyn government in 1995. The fall of communism in Holynia and Bogorian war for independence saw the AS-100 order cancelled. In 2002, the Ministry of Defence placed an initial order for 50 AS-100 aircraft. The AS-100 replaced the Aero Stežery AS-70 fighter jet and the Aero Stežery AS-83R reconnaissance plane in Holyn service.

Aero Stežery has offered the Mk II model of the AS-100, which features front canards, a new powerplant, new air and ground targeting pods and increased fuel capacity. Holynia opted for the M variant, which lacks the front canards but features the new targeting pods and upgraded fuel capacity.