OVERVIEW: A trainer aircraft converted as a Counterinsurgency (COIN) and Close Air Support (CAS) aircraft by the Mexican Air Force.

DETAILS: This aircraft is used as a COIN and CAS aircraft against Drug Cartel operations. It has light ground attack capability with rockets and unguided bombs coupled with dual 12.7mm machine guns.

Specifications:

Crew: 1
Length: 11.5m
Width/Span: 11.9m
Height: 4.0m
Empty Weight: 3810kg
Max Payload: 7646kg
Propulsion: 1x Allision J33-A-35 Turbojet Engine
Range: 1,275 miles

Armaments/Loadouts:
-2 x Nose-Mounted M3 12.7mm Machine Guns
-2 x Mk. 82 Bombs
-2 x Zuni HVAR 127mm Rocket Pods
-2 x M47 Napalm Bombs
-225lb USG Drop Tank
-250 ImpG Drop Tank

SOURCES:
https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/Publi ... tudy_4.pdf
https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraf ... aft_id=726
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_ ... oting_Star
https://www.scalemates.com/cs/kits/hobb ... ar--163520 (In Czech)

SOURCE: Mounicq, M. (2021, December). Le ravitaillement en vol dans l'armée de l'Air et de l'Espace. Raids Aviation, HS N°16, 66-73.; "A330 MRTT | Airbus". Accessed February 17, 2020. https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/defence/military-aircraft/a330-mrtt ; "India in advanced negotiations to lease an A330 MRTT from France". Accessed February 17, 2020. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/india-in-advanced-negotiations-to-lease-an-a330-mrtt-from-france