Renard J/A-29 Merlet

J/A-29 Merlet
Role	Carrier-based multirole fighter
National origin	Atmora
Manufacturer	N.V. Renard
First flight	21 August 1994
Introduction	7 March 1997
Status	In service
Primary user	Royal Atmoran Navy Royal Mizuhese Navy Royal Mizuhese Air Force
Produced	1993–present
Number built	+1,916 as of September 2016
Program cost	ƒ370.78 billion (NS$695.6 billion)
Unit cost	ƒ37.2 million (NS$66.2 million)
Variants	Renard EA-29G Grommelaar Mitsubishi J-2 Kai

The Renard J/A-29 Merlet (Hornet), are twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft is an Royal Atmoran Navy variant of the Rethuan RAE MF-12 fighter aircraft. With the Atmoran Renard J/A-29Es single-seat and J/A-29Fs tandem-seat variants are larger more advanced specialised naval variants of the Rethuan RAE MF-12C/Ds fighter aircraft.

Variants

• Renard J/A-29E Merlet: single seat variant.
• Renard J/A-29F Merlet: two-seat variant.
• Renard EA-29G Grommelaar: Electronic warfare variant of the F/A-18F

Operators

Atmoran Confederation

• Royal Atmoran Navy
  • Anemoisic Fleet Squadrons
    • 201 Marinevliegtuigeskadron
    • 201 Marinevliegtuigeskadron
    • 236 Marinevliegtuigeskadron
  • Emporic Fleet Squadrons
    • 200 Marinevliegtuigeskadron
    • 204 Marinevliegtuigeskadron
    • 205 Marinevliegtuigeskadron
    • 244 Marinevliegtuigeskadron
    • 246 Marinevliegtuigeskadron
    • 257 Marinevliegtuigeskadron
    • 281 Marinevliegtuigeskadron
  • Test and Evaluation squadrons
  • Warfighting Development Centers
  • Flight Demonstration squadrons

Mizuho

• Royal Mizuhese Navy
  • 1st Mizuhese Naval Air Group
  • 2nd Mizuhese Naval Air Group
  • 3rd Mizuhese Naval Air Group
• Royal Mizuhese Air Force

Specifications (J/A-29E/F)

General characteristics

• Crew: J/A-29E: 1 (pilot), J/A-29F: 2 (pilot and weapon systems officer)
• Powerplant: 2 × Sijmens & Haselier S960 afterburning turbofan engines, 60 kN (13,000 lbf) thrust each dry, 90 kN (20,000 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,908 km/h; 1,185 mph (1,030 kn) at 12,190 m
• Maximum speed: Mach 1.6
• Range: 2,346 km (1,458 mi; 1,267 nmi)
• Combat range: 722 km (449 mi; 390 nmi)
• Ferry range: 3,330 km (2,069 mi; 1,798 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 15,000 m (49,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 228 m/s (44,900 ft/min)
• Thrust/weight: 0.93
• Design load factor: 7.6 g

Armament

• Guns: 1 x 20mm (Fokker-Leimberger RSvK-47, 412 rounds)
• Hardpoints: 11 (2× wingtips, 6× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage) with provisions to carry combinations of:
  • Missiles:
    
    • 4x R-11 Artemis - short range air-air missile
    • 12x R-72 Meteoor - medium range air-air missile
    • 4x R-9 Merlin - medium range air-air missile
    • 6x V-56 Martel - air-to-ground missile
    • 4x V-73 Zwavel - air-to-ground cruise missile
    • 6x V-76 Talos - anti-radiation missile
    • 4x V-89 Stormschaduw - glide bomb
    • V-121 Griffioen - air-to-surface missile
    • 2x V-81 Exocet - anti-ship missile
    • 4x V-125 Zeearend - anti-ship missile
  • Bombs:
    
    • GBM-56 Stormstaking