General Characteristics
Role Equipment
IDS Variant
Air-to-Ground Capability
• Freefall/retarded "dumb" bombs
• Laser guided bombs
• Medium range cruise missiles
(Taurus, Storm Shadow)
• Anti-ship missiles (Kormoran)
• Anti-radar missiles (HARM, ALARM)
• JDAM
• Brimstone (UK)
• GBU 24
ADV Variant
• Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
(JTIDS)
• AMRAAM / ASRAAM
• AIM 7 Skyflash
ECR Variant
• HARM
• ELS System: Key item to fulfill the SEAD-task
RECCE Variant
• GE Recce
Recce pod or Telelens pod, both with optical
sensors and infrared line scanners
• GR4A
Internally mounted sideways looking infrared
system and linescan infrared surveillance
system plus Raptor pod
Self Defence
• 27mm Gun
• ASRAAM
• Radar Warning Receiver
• SP Radar Jamming Pod
• Chaff-Flare Dispenser
• AIM 9L
• Iris-T
Secure Communication
• SATURN
Interoperability
• MIDS
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- Taurus
- Storm Shadow
- Kormoran
- Anti Radar Weapons
HARM (shown left) / ALARM- Laser Designator Pod
LDP / CLDP- Recce Pod
(different variants)- Brimstone
- GMR
- Foxhunter Radar