The first refurbished F-10A Shark, now known as the F-10A2, has entered service with the 1st DDS Air Defence Regiment stationed at DDS GHQ. The F-10A2 has new avionics with an improved night mode, uprated engines, better ECM and aerodynamic improvements. The entire fleet of 57 will be refurbished to A2 standard by the end of 2108.
Meanwhile it's long-term successor, the F-10S Shark 2100 has completed it's phase 1 development after the prototype began testing last february. Four pre-production aircraft have now commenced phase 2. The pre-production aircraft include some minor changes from the prototype and a full avionics suite. The first production example is scheduled to enter service by the end of 2107.
The DDS refused to confirm or deny reports that they are developing an attack version of the F-10S. Janes DDS Weekly has said the type is a two-seat all-weather attack aircraft called the A-12 Hammerhead.
