Draken aircraft

Aero Vodochody L-159E Honey Badger

The Draken L-159E Honey Badger is a Boeing and Aero Vodochody designed single-seat, multi-role aircraft capable of supporting a variety of air-to-air, air-to-ground and reconnaissance missions. The L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft (ALCA) are all virtually brand new 4th Generation fighters, which were specifically modified by the OEM to meet Draken’s demanding performance requirements.  The L-159E safety record combined with the aircrafts low operating costs and advanced sensor capabilities ensure that it will be the leading asset in the commercial air services industry.  

The L-159 Honey Badger features a multi-mode 4th generation Leonardo Grifo-L radar that permits all-weather, day and night operations. The L-159E can also carry a wide range of US and NATO standard ordinance including air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles and laser-guided bombs. This aircraft can also carry the LITENING Pod and other specially designed Electronic Attack (EA) pods to satisfy a verity of customer requirements.  

Aircraft Details
  • Fleet size:

    Up to 21 - Single Seat Models

  • Technology:

    Selex Navigation and Attack Suite with the Grifo-L Fire Control Radar, RWR, HUD, HOTAS, 1553 Data Bus, VHF, UHF, TCAS, BAE Sky Guardian 200, Vicon 78 Series 455 Countermeasure System, Color MFD, Flight Debrief System, Lightening Pod Compatible

  • Mission Set:

    Air-to-Air, Air-to-Ground, Training, Chase, R&D, Threat Simulation

  • Specialty:

    All Mission Sets

  • Speed:

    Mach 0.8

  • Endurance:

    3 Hours

  • Safety:

    Virtually Brand New Aircraft

  • Overhauled:

    2014/2015