KAS 98C/D

kAS 98C/D Gryphon
kAS-98 Gryphon
Role	Fighter, attack and reconnaissance aircraft
National Origin	Kasmiyland
Manufacturer	kAE Systems,kAS Systems
First Flight	1984
Introduction	1987
Status	In service
Primary Users	Kasmiyland, Yor (10 Purchased and to be Delivered by November 2017), Subrovania
Produced	1986-Present
Number Built	304
Program Cost	13 Billion Gorio
Unit Cost	24-52 Billion Gorio
Developed From
Developed Into
Variants	kAS-98EG

The kAS-98 Gryphon is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by the Kasmish aerospace company kAS. The Gryphon has a delta wing and canard configuration with relaxed stability design and fly-by-wire flight controls. It is powered by the Tulno RM12, and has a top speed of Mach 2. Later aircraft are modified for NSTO interoperability standards and to undertake in-flight refueling.

To market the aircraft internationally, kAS formed partnerships and collaborative efforts with multiple overseas aerospace companies. One example of such efforts was Gryphon International, a joint partnership between kAS and kAE Systems formed in 1991. Gryphon International is responsible for marketing the aircraft, and is heavily involved in the successful export of the type to Yor.

A further version, designated Gryphon kAS-98E/F, was completed in 2016 with 60 aircraft already made. It has been referred to as Gryphon NG or Super-kAS. The changes include the adoption of a new powerplant, the kAE F414G, an active electronically scanned array radar, and significantly increased internal fuel capacity. kAE has proposed other derivatives, including a navalised Sea Gryphon for carrier operations and an optionally manned aircraft for unmanned operations.