K-32 Jastrab
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Yermolaev K-32 Jastrab | |
A SPAAF K-32A preparing for its next flight in Gestravian skies. | |
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Role | Air superiority fighter, multirole fighter |
National Origin | Socialist Republic of Gestravia |
Manufacturer | Yermolaev Aeronautics Bureau |
First Flight | 5 November 1977 |
Introduction | July 1982 |
Status | In service |
Primary Users | Gestravia |
Produced | 1981–present |
Number Built | 1,500+ |
Unit Cost | US$11 million (K-32B, 1999) |
Variants | K-32I, K-32ET, VT-32, K-32M |
The Yermolaev K-32 (NATO reporting name: Fullhand) is a twin-engine jet fighter aircraft designed in the Socialist Republic of Gestravia. Developed by the Yermolaev design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the K-32, along with the larger Tomashevits Vk-33 Sokal, was developed to counter new Western fighters such as the (fighter name) and the (second fighter name). The K-32 entered service with the Gestravian Air Forces in 1982.