SEPECAT Jaguar

The SEPECAT Jaguar is a British and French supersonic jet attack aircraft, built by SEPECAT, a joint venture between Breguet and the British Aircraft Corporation and one of the first major joint military aircraft programmes of the two countries. It began in the 1960s as a requirement for an advanced jet trainer with a light ground attack capability, and grew to cover supersonic performance, reconnaissance and tactical nuclear strike. Two Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour turbofan engines power it, and the first prototype flew on 8 September 1968. It served with the Royal Air Force until 2007 and the French Air Force until 2005, was exported to India, Oman, Ecuador and Nigeria, was built under licence in India, and remains in service with the Indian Air Force.