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A-4AR Fightinghawk | |
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An A-4AR during Air Fest 2010 | |
Role | Ground attack fighter |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina SA |
First flight | December 1997 |
Introduction | December 1997 |
Status | In service |
Primary user | Argentine Air Force |
Produced | 1996–1999 |
Number built | 36 converted |
Developed from | A-4M Skyhawk |
The Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk is a major upgrade of the McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk attack aircraft developed for the Argentine Air Force which entered service in 1998. The program was named Fightinghawk in recognition of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which was the source of its new avionics.