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The '''n Fighter-bomber Aircraft of the 1960s. It was India's first jet aircraft, first flying on June 17 1961 . The Marut was designed by the famed Kurt Tank , but never realised its full potential due to insufficient power. Although originally conceived to operate in the vicinity of Mach 2, the aircraft could barely exceed Mach 1 in level flight. The same lack of power made it completely inadequate for the Ground Attack role that it had originally been expected to fill. In the end, it proved cheaper and simpler to equip the Indian Air Force with Soviet combat aircraft rather than continue with the Marut's development, especially after Tank left the programme in 1967 . A total of 147 aircraft were built, including 18 two-seat trainers. The last examples were withdrawn from service during 1985 . Variants
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