AP-5 "Bloodhound"
| AP-5 "Bloodhound" | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | ECM / ELINT / SEAD / Tanker |
| National origin | Amador |
| Manufacturer | Irilyn Defense Solutions |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | The Imperial Air Force |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1978 - 1992 |
| Introduction date | April 19, 1974 |
| First flight | 23 September 1974 |
| Variants | Block I, Block II |
The AP-5 "Bloodhound” is an Amadorian military aircraft developed by Irilyn Defense Solutions in the mid-1970s to be featured as a complimentary bombing craft, while also serving duties as a tanker when called upon. It is also designed to conduct ECM, SEAD, and ELINT missions per its hefty array of internal electrical equipments. It carries twelve hard points, six on each wings, designed to deliver ordinance or fueld dependings on the mission. Its primary mission is to conduct suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD) using its electronic warfare suite to probe coastal enemy defenses and eliminate targets where applicable to make way for primary forces.
Development of the craft begin in the early 1970s, with test models being delivered in mid-1974. IDS, with sub-contractors from Aisha Defense, officially entered serial production in 1978, which continued until 1992. More than 640 were built, with an estimated 360 still in active service, while several have been scrapped or placed into museums across Amador.