Cheppali GF-19 Garuda

GF-29 Garuda
Role	Multirole fighter
Manufacturer	Cheppali International
First flight	20 April 1990
Introduction	9 July 1995
Status	In active service
Primary user	Tennai
Program cost	US$2 billion
Unit cost	$25 million

The Cheppali International GF-19 Garuda is a Tennaiite twin-engine, all-weather multirole fighter designed and built by Cheppali International. Equipped with a wide range of weapons, the Garuda is intended to perform air supremacy, interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, in-depth strike, anti-ship strike and nuclear deterrence missions.

Many of the aircraft’s avionics and features take advantage of the work carried out on the GF-20 Berunda and expand upon it. Some features that were included during development were direct voice input, AESA radar, and an integrated IRST sensor. The aircraft is available in two main variants: Garuda A twin-seat land based version and the Garuda B twin-seat carrier-based version.

Specifications (Garuda A)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 18.7 m (61 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
• Height: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 73 m² (790 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb)
• Gross weight: 16,100 kg (35,494 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 11,000 (2,900 US gal; 2,400 imp gal) internal fuel
• Powerplant: 2 × Gikrabanda G1120-229 afterburning turbofan, 130 kN (29,000 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 2,901.78 km/h (1,803 mph; 1,567 kn)
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.35
• Range: 4,000 km (2,485 mi; 2,160 nmi)
• Combat range: 2,000 km (1,243 mi; 1,080 nmi)
• Ferry range: 10,000 km (6,214 mi; 5,400 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 20,000 m (66,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 350 m/s (69,000 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 220 kg/m² (45 lb/sq ft)

Armament

• Guns: 1 × 30 mm Kala cannon
• Hardpoints: 12 total;6 × under-wing, and 6× under-fuselage pylon stations with a capacity of up to 9,000 kg (20,000 lb) of stores,
• Rockets:
  
  • 4 x rocket pods (each with 19 x 70 mm rockets)
  • 4 x rocket pods (each with 4 x 217 mm rockets)
• Missiles:
  
  • Air-to-air missiles:
    • Katteri-7 MRMS
    • Katteri-9 SRMS
    • Katteri-120 ALRMS
    • Steel Arrow VADMS
    • Viper-4
    • Viper-5
  • Air-to-surface missiles:
    • AGM-65 Koḷḷaikkāraṉ
    • AGM-88 ARMS
    • AGM-158 JASSM
    • AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon
  • Anti-ship missiles:
    • Boeing Harpoon
    • Penguin missile
• Bombs:
  
  • CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
  • CBU-89 Gator mine
  • CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
  • Mark 84
  • Mark 83
  • Mark 82
  • GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb
  • GBU-10 Paveway II
  • GBU-12 Paveway II
  • GBU-24 Paveway III
  • GBU-27 Paveway III
  • Joint Direct Attack Munition
  • Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser
  • B61 nuclear bomb
  • B83 nuclear bomb
• Others:
  • SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or
  • AN/ALQ-131 & AN/ALQ-184 ECM pods or
  • LANTIRN, Lockheed Martin Sniper XR & LITENING targeting pods or
  • Up to 3 × 660 US gallon drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time

Avionics

• ML/M-2052 AESA radar
• ACE-6 computer
• Razor 112 Helmet-mounted display system