Morgenroete F-104 Ghost
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| Morgenroete F-104 Ghost | |
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| Role | Stealth Air Superiority Fighter |
| National origin | Gristol-Serkonos |
| Manufacturer | Morgenroete Aerospace |
| Design group | Morgenroete Skunkworks Office of Defense Research |
| First flight | 7 March 1995 |
| Introduction | 19 September 2009 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Royal Gristo-Serkonan Air Force |
| Produced | 2008 - 2012 |
| Number built | 63 (3 Development Prototypes, 60 Operational Aircraft) |
| Developed from | Morgenroete XF-104 |
The Morgenroete F-104 Ghost is a Gristo-Serkonan single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Air Force. The result of the Office of National Defence's Next Generation Fighter program, the aircraft was designed primarily as an air superiority fighter, with ground attack, electronic warfare, and signal intelligence capabilities. The aircraft was designated as the F-104 in 2008 and formally entered service in September 2009.
The aircraft is a joint development project between the Office of Defence Research, a government research and development agency, and of Morgenroete Skunkworks, the advanced development division of Morgenroete Aerospace. Government officials originally planned to acquire 100 F-104s in 2007. In 2008, the program was cut to 60 operational production aircraft due to high development costs. The last F-104 was delivered in 2012.
Specifications
General Characteristics
Performance
Armament
- Guns: 1× 20 mm Royal Armouries RC-716 rotary cannon, 480 rounds
- Air to Air Loadout (Using internal weapons bays)
- 6x AIM-110 BVRAAM
- 2x AIM-112 SRAAM
- Air to Ground Loadout (using internal weapons bays)
- 2x 450 kg DAM-45 bombs or 8x 110 kg PGG-30 bombs
- 2x AIM-110 BVRAAM
- 2x AIM-112 SRAAM
- Hardpoints
- 4x under-wing hardpoints (2 per wing) rated for 2,270 kg (5,000 lb)
Avionics
Operators
The Royal Gristo-Serkonan Air Force is the sole operator of the F-104. As of June 2021, it has 60 aircraft in its inventory.
Frontline Squadrons
- 1st Air Wing
- 147th Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 2nd Air Wing
- 178th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Test and Evaluation Squadrons
The RGSAF still operates the three development prototypes of the F-104 as a testing platform for new upgrades to the current inventory.
- 119th Flight Test Squadron