T-5 Brave Eagle | |
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A1 Prototype | |
Role | Advanced jet trainer/ light attack |
National origin | Taiwan (ROC) |
Manufacturer | Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation |
Designer | Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation and National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology |
First flight | June 10, 2020[1] |
Introduction | 2021[2] |
Status | In service |
Primary user | Republic of China Air Force |
Produced | 2020-Present |
Number built | 4 Prototypes and 27 serials (December 2023)[3][4] |
Developed from | AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo |
The AIDC T-5 Brave Eagle (Chinese: 勇鷹; pinyin: Yǒngyīng) is a transonic advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft developed by the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) of Taiwan.