Centria wanted to release two fighter aircraft, one multirole(MT 15) and an air superiority vehicle to guard it, this vehicle is the MT 17. This duo is dubbed as a backtrack from previous innovations in stealth but due to the strength of radar and infrared sensors, it made it hard to justify creating a new stealth plane. The MT 14 air superiority fighter may be cheaper than planned, it is still drastically more expensive than traditional aircraft which necessitated the development of a new missile truck. If you don't care about range and remove the fuel tanks, the MT 17 can carry a max of 20 missiles and 18 if we use fuel tanks on standard max config. The success of the MT 14 stealth aircraft came from it's maneuverability and less from the stealth coating. This made it less important but enough to be considered in the next air superiority vehicle. Considering this, the MT 17 is painted with a light grey radar absorbing and infrared masking paint to enhance stealth capabilities.