In the late 1990s,At late stages of Cold War,F-104 were vastly use by Western countries such as Germany with the F-104G,Italian with their own version named F-104S and US with F-104A and C,and at thatt time this plane were one of the fastest aircraft,and that made plenty of countries interested in this plane,Indonesia and Pakistan were interested,Indonesia and Pakistan with America made a decision to allow Indonesia and Pakistan made their own F-104,and that idea was quickly accepted,Indonesia and Pakistan made it with their own needs,and because they need aircraft with same capability,they made the F-104IP,this plane have Pakistani-Indonesian made technology like farther radar range,better high speed and more fuel capacity,though the aircraft have less loadout and rather takes a lot of fuel,but the plane was really worth it,exactly what both sides needed,the plane last flight from 2 air force was at 2007 when they were retired and became a symbol of Indonesian-Pakistan teamwork,In collaboration with my Pakistani friend @Kgamer40 and me an Indonesian