SJ-1 Okami

SJ-1 Okami
An SJ-1 of the Commonwealth Air Force
Role	Multirole combat aircraft
National origin	Aldia / Keija / Fusou
Manufacturer	Ryusei Rockets & Aerospace Tashihise-Nagadawa Heavy Industries Corporation Amatsukaze Concern
First flight	10 April 2004
Introduction	19 August 2009
Status	In production and in service
Primary user	Commonwealth Air Force Keijan Armed Forces Imperial Air Force
Produced	In Aldia: December 2008 – present In Keija: January 2009 – present In Fusou: January 2009 – present
Number built	Aldia 40 (2016) Keija XX Fusou XX

The SJ-1 Okami (Myrian: 狼, Romanized: Lang / Mizuhese: 狼, lit.: "Wolf") is a fourth-generation multirole combat aircraft jointly developed by the Ryusei Rockets & Aerospace of Aldia, Tashihise-Nagadawa Heavy Industries Corporation of Keija and the Amatsuzake Concern of Fusou. It was originally intended as a solo development project by Aldia to replace its ageing squadron of interceptors. The designation "SJ" stands for Sentōki (Mizuhese: 戦闘機) and Jiānjíjī (Myrian: 歼击机), both of which means fighter aircraft in their respective languages. The "1" designation implies that the SJ-1 program may not be the only fighter program the three countries might participate in. The SJ-1 was previously a solo development venture by the Ryusei Rockets & Aerospace and was designated the RY-5 program. It was originally meant only as an interceptor aircraft to replace the Air Force's ageing AR-3 interceptors, however in the spirit of fostering stronger ties with its neighbors & allies, the Aldian Government decided to invite its closest neighbor and overseas ally to develop the fighter together. The primary purpose of the SJ-1 is to serve as a multirole fighter, however there are variants that specialize in a variety of roles such as but not limited to: reconnaicense, interceptors and ground attack variants.