G100, being fitted with various military avionics systems. The C-38A was also ordered for the United States Navy, replacing North American T-2 Buckeyes at Naval Air Station Patuxent River beginning in September 2015. Two aircraft remain in service as of 2023, both former 201st Airlift Squadron C-38's. The C-38 is tasked with acting as a chase plane, radar test target, and pilot proficiency aircraft for the test and evaluation squadron VX-20. In 2012, an IAI Astra operated by the Eritrean Air Force as the Eritrean presidential aircraft was stolen by two pilots, both serving Eritrean Air Force officers. They flew the Astra to Saudi Arabia and requested political asylum after landing at Jizan Regional Airport. Variants IAI 1125 Astra Original version, powered by two Garrett TFE731-3A-200G turbofans. A total of 32 built. IAI 1125 Astra SP Version with modified aerodynamics (giving increase in range), improved avionics and revised interior. A total of 36 built from 1990. IAI 1125 Astra SPX More powerful ( Honeywell TFE-731-40R-200G) engines and fitted with winglets. Increased weights and range. Gulfstream G100 marketing name of the IAI 1125 after the programme was taken over by Gulfstream Aerospace in 2001. A total of 77 Astra SPX and G100 aircraft were built. Improved version of G100 with wider and longer cabin, a revised nose and uprated () engines. Nearly 120 were in service in 2016. Operators Eritrean Air Force one 1125 Astra aircraft operated as presidential transport Indian Air Force operates two Gulfstream G100s. AIDC operates one Astra SPX aircraft as a target tug United States Navy operates two former USAF C-38A Astra SPX VX-20 – Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland Specifications (G-100) See also References External links 2000s United States business aircraft 2000s United States military utility aircraft Twinjets G100 Aircraft first flown in 1994 Low-wing aircraft Cruciform tail aircraft