First flight in 1973
Training and tactical-support twin-jet tandem two-seater
January, 1979: went into operational service
Aircraft of the Patrouille de France aerobatics team as of 1981, as the replacement model for the Fouga Magister
512 Alpha Jets were produced (of which 329 were exported); for ten Air Forces (France, West Germany, Belgium, Egypt, Morocco, Togo, Cameroon, Qatar, Nigeria, Gabon)