The Soko G-2 Galeb (from Serbian: галеб, lit. 'seagull') is a Yugoslav single engine, two-seater jet trainer and light ground-attack aircraft. The G-2 was developed during the 1950s by the Aeronautical Technical Institute at Žarkovo as a replacement for the Folland Gnat T.3 in service with the Royal Yugoslav Air Force. Production started in 1965 at the Soko aircraft factory in Mostar, and ended in 1985 with 248 aircraft delivered. The G-2 had the distinction of being the first mass-produced jet aircraft in Yugoslavia. It also served as a basis for the single-seat ground-attack Soko J-21 Jastreb.
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- G-2A: Two-seat advanced jet trainer, light attack aircraft.
- G-2A-E: wo-seat export version for Libya.
- G-2Š: Unarmed trainer.
- G-3 Galeb 3: Prototype of export version first flown on August 19th 1970, with BMB (Rolls-Royce/Bristol Siddeley) Viper Mk 532 Turbojet engine from J-21 Jastreb, modern cockpit, cameras in tip-tanks, weapon load doubled, JATO and other modifications.
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- Folland Gnat
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- PZL TS-11 Iskra
- Percival Jet Provost
