Spearfighter
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| Spearfighter | |
|---|---|
| File:Eurofightertyphoon.jpg A Spearfighter of the Imperial Castarcian Air Force sighted over the Mineral Coast in 2014. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Air Superiority and multirole fighter |
| Manufacturer | Flynn Defence Systems IDAItech |
| Status | In service |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 340 |
| Introduction date | 2014 |
The Spearfighter is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole and air superiority fighter manufactured and produced by a consortium of companies, chiefly Flynn Defence Systems from the Allied Castarcian States and IDAItech from Brytene, produced in response to both nations' demand for a competent and reliable aircraft in order to replace older obsolescent aircraft. The Spearfighter is classified as a generation 4.5 fighter aircraft.
Development of the Spearfighter began in 2004, when the Allied Castarcian military approached Brytisc Fleet Command with a proposal to collaborate on a joint air-superiority craft.
The Spearfighter is a highly agile aircraft, designed with dog-fighting and aerial combat in mind. Later upgrade packages have improved its air-to-ground capacities, but it is still primarily deployed as an air-defense asset by the Castarcian military and the Confederate Brytisc Fleet.
Development
Requirements
The two militaries worked together to draw up a contract requirement for the aircraft, demanding a variety of integral capabilities and operational functions. Many of these remain classified, but the fighter was required to have STOL capabilities, be able to mount significant short and long-range missile armaments, alongside improved radar signature reduction features and measurably superior maneuverability in comparison to same-generation aircraft.
Funding
Testing
The first test flight took place in the Allied Castarcian States, followed by a second round of Cold Environment Trials (CET) flights in Nortymba to determine its operational capacity in extreme weather conditions (−30 to 35 °C).