Atlas Cheetah

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The Atlas Cheetah is a South African modernized variant of the Dassault Mirage III fighter aircraft, upgraded with advanced avionics and improved combat capabilities.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Atlas Cheetah canonical 3
Cheetah 1
Cheetah C 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fighter aircraft
modernized aircraft
airForceDesignation Cheetah
airframeOrigin Mirage III airframe
armament air-to-air missiles
air-to-ground munitions
internal cannon
avionics advanced avionics suite
basedOn Dassault Mirage III
category third-generation jet fighter upgrade
combatCapability beyond-visual-range engagement
precision strike
configuration single-seat
two-seat
countryOfOrigin South Africa
designedFor air superiority missions
reconnaissance missions
strike missions
developedDuring 1980s
developedInResponseTo arms embargo on South Africa
engineType SNECMA Atar turbojet
feature aerodynamic canards
electronic countermeasures
hands-on-throttle-and-stick controls
head-up display
improved navigation systems
improved weapons systems
in-flight refuelling probe
modernized cockpit
radar warning receiver
upgraded radar
firstFlight 1986
introduced late 1980s
manufacturer Atlas Aircraft Corporation
Denel Aviation
linked to: Denel
originatedAs upgrade program
primaryUser South African Air Force
retiredFromSouthAfricanAirForce 2008
role ground-attack aircraft
interceptor
multirole fighter
successorInSouthAfricanService Saab JAS 39 Gripen
linked to: JAS 39 Gripen
upgradeTarget Dassault Mirage III
usedBy Chilean Air Force
Ecuadorian Air Force
variant Cheetah C
linked to: Atlas Cheetah

Cheetah D
Cheetah E

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SNECMA Atar 8K-50 usedOnAircraft Atlas Cheetah
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit hasCorner Cheetah
linked to: Atlas Cheetah
Atlas Cheetah variant Cheetah C
linked to: Atlas Cheetah
SNECMA Atar 9B usedInAircraft Atlas Cheetah