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FV-23 Mantis
FV-23 Mantis in landing configuration
Role	Stealth multirole fighter
National origin	Jin Yi
Manufacturer	Actaeon Aerospace Workshop
Design group	Sector I
First flight	15 December 2022
Introduction	12 July 2023
Status	In Production
Number built	550
Unit cost	$80 million

The FV-23 Mantis is a 5th generation fighter designed and manufactured by Actaeon Industries for the Divine Eternal Kingdom of Jin Yi and currently used by both the Eternal Navy and the Eternal Air Force. It first flew in 2022 and began pre production trials that year. The aircraft was accepted for production in mid 2023 and the first deliveries occurred later that year. The aircraft has been successively upgraded with sixth-generation technology and has served as a testing bed for the F6XX Air Combatant Program, which is responsible for its successor, the FV-32 Hyena. Along with older aircraft, it serves as the backbone of the current Jin air fleet. There are currently 550 aircraft in service with an estimated 1,700 aircraft planned to be acquired over the life cycle of the Mantis, which is projected to be into the 2070s.

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: one (pilot)
• Length: 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
• Wingspan: 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)
• Height: 5.0 m (16 ft 5 in)
• Wing area: 50 m² (540 sq ft)
• Max takeoff weight: 30,000 kg (66,139 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Shalung KVN-24 afterburning turbofans, 65.32 kN (14,680 lbf) thrust each dry, 93.24 kN (20,960 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.0 at high altitude
  • Mach 1.30 at sea level
• Combat range: 1,210 km (752 mi; 653 nmi) on internal fuel, or 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi) with aerial refueling
• Service ceiling: 16,500 m (54,100 ft)

Armament

• Hardpoints: 6 x external, and internal bay with a capacity of up to 8,000 kilograms (18,000 lb),,
• Missiles:
  
  • Air-to-air missiles:
    • 12 x medium-range
  • Air-to-ground missiles:
    • 8 x supersonic
• Bombs:
  
  • 8 × 500 kg deep-penetration bombs
  • 30 x smaller bombs

Avionics

• Electrophaze AC-25 AESA radar
• Distributed aperture system (DAS) optical early-warning system
• Electro-optical targeting system (EOTS)