How about France pulls out of the Jaguar programme entirely (or Jaguar never happens in the first place) a buys a land-based attack version of the Super E instead? if it followed the Jaguar A pattern, it would have a shoerter, slimmer "tin" nose than the naval version with a laser-ranger in a blister underneath it. Weapons could be AS-30s, AS-30Ls, AS-137 ARMAT (MARTEL) or any French bomb.
To begin with, here is some info on a speculative Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard upgrade with afterburning F404-GE-400 engine plus dorsal fuel tanks:Hmm, it would be interesting to see the various tradeoffs regarding also equipping this upgrade with a variable intake; an afterburning F404 might push all-out performance up to where such would be needed.
What about Singapore? It's well known that they had a deal with France to carry out their A-4 training from Cazeaux.
As for the engine, I'm not sure how tightly packed things are in the back end of the SuE, perhaps a dry Spey could work as an upgrade. It was a few inches bigger in diameter than the Atar, but a few inches shorter. Though, even in dry form the Spey would have given a lot more thrust than the Atar. As a turbofan, it certainly would have been more fuel efficient. Trying to fit one might be worth the effort.
I'd also think about taking the airbrakes out of their current location to free the area up for a couple of fuselage weapon stations. Move the airbrakes to the rear fuselage, or possibly give it split aileron type speed brakes.
One of my books stated that the US was looking at recommissioning four modernised Essex class carriers in the 80s as part of Lehmans 600 ship navy, a reason stated for this not going forward was the lack of a suitable modern combat aircraft to fly from them. An Americanised Super Etendard (a genuine Skyhawk, Crusader and Corsair replacement) bought to fly from the recommissioned Essex's as well as from a new generation of CVS procured to supplement and replace them.
If I have to add a country, it will be the Thaď one (thanks to your suggestion) or an Australian one :P
A RAN one is also nice - perhaps as a interim measure pending the delivery of their Mirage F1O(M)s ;)You read in my mind Greg 8)
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