“This just became the very thing it was trying to eliminate.”

“Oh what the F-35? Hell nah.”

“And how?”

“Safety record.”

Following the unsuccessful purchases of the F-35Ds and F-35XS, SFA contractors became angry and pulled out from the program, and reviving the old SFA-FA-XX program. Basing the current 5th gen Aircrafts, and the ongoing aircraft utilization of the five major security branches of SFA, a unified plane with roles similar of the F-35 was put into place. Originally to be released last year, an unforeseen major technical issue was only spotted halfway through the project and has to be basically rebuilt from scratch. Upgraded tools and mechanical solutions wasn’t available until another four months, delaying and raising the money required, reaching record high 1.3 Trillion dollars. Almost the same as the F-35 program. The SFA had it harder because they are the only ones holding the project, making it the riskiest project they ever done.

The plane is Based on improving the FA-40 aircraft, which included 5th gen Stealth construction, multi mission capability, multi weather operable, supersonic, and high maneuverability for the standards of the Air Force, Marine, Navy, Mobile Task Forces, and the Experimental Divisions. All Divisions requires VTOL capability, High reliability, and Ease of Maintenance. The SCP Foundation was originally part of the Divisions but realizing their MTFs are already part of it, they don’t see the additional trouble of dedicating their resources to it as they can simply borrow some.

Construction of the prototype was completed on [REDACTED], Six months behind schedule. The results were impressive. The prototype achieved far better results than the computed and simulated results. The induced instability achieved high AoA at minimum velocity, even without the help of the TVC. Top performance of the engine gave the prototype a max speed of [REDACTED] Although the structural integrity was breaking down at this point which is the reason of the reduction of the speed down to 800-900 mph. The onboard Avionics gave the aircraft stability at almost stall speed and gave high stability in VTOL mode; Making it a more preferred option that CTOL and ST/VOL. For redundancy, the landing gears are still suited for Carrier operations and the addition of an arrestor hook.

Armaments are standard, as specified by all five divisions. A MK-201 High RPM 20 mm rotary cannon, six missiles, and two pylons for additional armaments. Of course, details of the missiles are Classified.

There are huge problems behind this aircraft. First is the lack of Reality Anchors. Which was supplemented by either entirely removing the weapons bay or attaching it to the pylons. The second is fuel capacity. Which was, again, either supplemented by removing the bay or on the pylons. The range of the aircraft is limited to about 300 miles. Which was less than the Acquired F-22 or other 4.5 gen Aircrafts currently in the SFA inventory. This limitation requires compromises. One is firepower limitation, second is Base compromise, and third is Area compromise. A fuel probe is attached to the left side of the aircraft to provide extension of operation by extensive mid air refueling.

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AG1 + VTOL Up: fold wings
AG1 + VTOL Down: VTOL mode
AG2 + VTOL Down: Missile bay
AG3: Missile launch
AG4: [Not assigned]
AG5: Arrestor hook
AG6: 1st Stage Burners
AG7: 2nd Stage Burners
AG8: [Not assigned]

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