Verdástrun F15 Reiterar
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| F15 Reiterar | |
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| Role | Multirole fighter |
| National origin |  Carloso
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| Manufacturer | Verdástrun |
| First flight | 1964 |
| Introduction | 1966 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Carlosian Air Force |
| Produced | 1964–1989 |
| Number built | 2,040 |
The Verdástrun F15 Reiterar (Carlosian: repeat) is a third-generation, twin-engine, supersonic multirole fighter aircraft in service with the Carlosian Air Force.
Subsequent upgrades have allowed the F15 to stay in service with the Carlosian Air Force up to the present day, with 192 in frontline service as of 2024. Improvements have included a glass cockpit, as well as a hybrid electronically scanned array (HESA) radar, new engines and the replacement of many mechanical functions with fly-by-wire technology. Due to the large number of airframes which were produced, 384 were mothballed for reactivation should the need arise. On 19 July 2024, with the increasing tensions in Musgorocia over the Thouthen crisis, it was announced that all would be brought out of reserve to be upgraded and put into active service.
Configurations
| Left wing | Right engine rear | Left engine front | Front left | Centreline | Front right | Right engine front | Right engine rear | Right wing | Payload weight | Notes |
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| Air-to-air | ||||||||||
| Loadout for engaging aircraft at close range, with the extremely manoeuvrable S502 Iris being well-suited for dogfighting. | ||||||||||
| 4 × Meteor | 2,000 l drop tank
4 × IRIS-T |
Radar targeting pod | 2 × Meteor | ECM pod | 2,000 l drop tank
4 × IRIS-T |
4 × Meteor | Intended to engage enemy aircraft which are typically beyond visual range. i.e more than 37 km (32 nmi, 22 mi). | |||
| 1 × S922 Rétina | 2,000 l drop tank 2 × S458 Éider |
Radar targeting pod | 2 × S458 Éider | ECM pod | 2,000 l drop tank 2 × S458 Éider |
1 × S922 Rétina | ?,??? kg (?,??? lbs) |
Compared to to the S458 Éider and S502 Iris, the S922 Rétina is less manoeuvrable but has an extremely long range of 450 km (391 nmi, 280 mi). It is designed to engage large targets, such as airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platforms and transport aircraft. | ||
| Air-to-ground | ||||||||||
| 750 l drop tank
2 × IRIS-T |
AGM-129 | Targeting pod | 2 × Meteor | ECM pod | AGM-129 | 750 l drop tank
2 × IRIS-T |
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| Anti-ship | ||||||||||
| ASM-3 | 2,000 l drop tank
2 × Meteor |
Targeting pod | 2 × Meteor | ECM pod | 2,000 l drop tank
2 × Meteor |
ASM-3 | ||||
| Anti-radiation | ||||||||||
| ECM pod | ||||||||||
| Nuclear strike | ||||||||||
| Reconnaissance | ||||||||||
Operators
Specifications
Data from Carlosian Air Force
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot, weapon systems officer)
- Length: ()
- Wingspan: ()
- Height: ()
- Powerplant: 2 × thrust-vectoring afterburning turbofans
Performance
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 30 mm