Editing Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet (section)

===Further development===
In 1980, work began on an "Alternate Close Support" version of the Alpha Jet, featuring a SAGEM ULISS 81 INS, a Thomson-CSF VE-110 HUD, a TMV630 laser rangefinder in a modified nose and a TRT AHV 9 radio altimeter, with all avionics linked through a digital databus. The initial flight was in April 1982. Cameroon obtained seven, some sources claim 6,{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} and Egypt obtained 15. As with the original Egyptian order for MS1 machines, Dassault provided four such machines under the designation of ''MS2'', and AOI of Egypt assembled the other eleven from [[Knock-down kit|knockdown kit]]s.<ref name = "flight 1988"/>

The ''Alpha Jet 2'', originally the ''Alpha Jet NGEA'' (''Nouvelle Generation Appui/Ecole'' or "New Generation Attack/Training") was a proposed development of the Alpha Jet. It featured the basic avionics of the MS2 plus compatibility with the advanced French [[Matra Magic]] 2 AAMs and the more powerful Larzac 04-C20 turbofans refitted to Luftwaffe Alpha Jet A aircraft. Some of the aircraft's new avionics were derived from the [[Dassault Mirage 2000]] fighter.<ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%201089.html "New-generation trainer/attack Alpha Jet flight-tested."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803105145/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%201089.html |date=2016-08-03 }} ''Flight International'', 24 April 1982. p. 1033.</ref><ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%201199.html "Warlike Jets."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803111144/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%201199.html |date=2016-08-03 }} ''Flight International'', 2 July 1983. p. 27.</ref><ref name = "flight 1988 36"/> In 1982, it was claimed that the Alpha Jet NGEA was the "only existing aircraft in its category featuring a completely integrated digital navigation and attack system".<ref name = "ngea public"/> While no new-build aircraft were produced of this variant, existing Egyptian Alpha Jets were reportedly upgraded to a similar standard.<ref name = "flight 1988"/> A single prototype was flown, presumably a modification of one of the original Alpha Jet prototypes. In September 1982, this aircraft made its first public appearance at the [[Farnborough Airshow]].<ref name = "ngea public">[https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%202135.html "New Generation Alpha Jet First Public Appearance."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130051712/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%202135.html |date=2016-11-30 }} ''Flight International'', 4 September 1982. p. 657.</ref>

[[File:Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet A.jpg|thumb|A pair of Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet A from the extinct [[Asas de Portugal]] flight demonstration team in formation]]
Another proposed variant was the ''Alpha Jet 3 Advanced Training System'', at one point given the title of "Lancier". This proposal was intended to perform all-weather ground attack operations, as well as to perform [[anti-surface warfare|anti-shipping]] and anti-[[helicopter]] missions.<ref name = "flight 1988"/><ref name = "flight 1988 36"/> Featured many of the same systems as the ''Alpha Jet 2'', it was to be equipped with twin cockpit multifunction displays (MFDs) and potential carriage of AGAVE or Anemone radar, a [[forward-looking infrared]] (FLIR) imager, a laser targeting system and a modern countermeasures suite.<ref name = "flight 1988"/> A prototype was flown, again presumably an upgrade of an original Alpha Jet prototype.

In June 1985, Dornier announced that it was studying its own third generation Alpha Jet upgrade program, independent of Dassault. This proposed upgrade involved substantial avionics upgrades and [[user interface|man-machine interface]] alterations, such as the addition of multiple [[head-up display]]s (HUDs) to allow instructors to view what students are viewing, with the aim of being more suited for the sophisticated requirements of modern and impending fighter aircraft. Dornier judged the Alpha Jet's airframe to have been suitable without modification for future market needs.<ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%202045.html "New Alpha Jet shown."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803111352/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%202045.html |date=2016-08-03 }} ''Flight International'', 22 June 1985. p. 9.</ref>

In September 1988, Dassault revealed that it had proposed a navalised variant of the Alpha Jet, as a carrier-based trainer to the [[French Naval Aviation]] to replace their [[Fouga CM.175 Zéphyr]] and [[Dassault Étendard IV]] fleets.<ref name = "flight 1988"/> Designated ''Alpha Jet Maritime 3'', it was promoted as having been fully navalised and fitted with the avionics intended for the ''Alpha Jet 3 Advanced Training System'' to give it compatibility with the upcoming next generation of carrier fighter aircraft. Carrier adaptions included the addition of an [[arrestor hook]] and a strengthened  [[landing gear]] and undercarriage.<ref name = "flight 1988"/>