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 Moxaney (joined in 2000)  Ghant (joined in 2000) Nation 3 (joined in XXXX) Nation 4 (joined in XXXX) |
| Manufacturer | Morgenroete Aerospace |
| Design group | F-104 Design Consortium
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| First flight | 7 March 2006 |
| Introduction | 19 September 2015 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | see Operators |
| Produced | TBD |
| Number built | TBD |
| Developed from | Morgenroete XF-104 |
The Morgenroete F-104 Ghost is a single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft. 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 currently in service with multiple nations: the Royal Gristo-Serkonan Air Force, air combat units of the Moxaney Armed Forces, the Ghantish Air Force(TBD).
The aircraft was initially 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. The F-104 aircraft development program began in 1993, however the increasing development costs and the development of new production techniques forced the Gristo-Serkonan government to approach foreign partners to co-develop the aircraft in 2000. The aircraft is designed by the F-104 Design Consortium, a multinational consortium set up by under a cooperation agreement between x states Gristol-Serkonos, Moxaney, Ghant, (TBD). Manufacturing of the F-104 provided by Morgenroete Aerospace.
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
Gristol-Serkonos
The Royal Gristo-Serkonan Air Force operates 75 aircraft divided between its two Air Wings.
- 1st Air Wing
- 147th Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 148th Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 2nd Air Wing
- 178th Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 179th Tactical Fighter Squadron
- 119th Flight Test Squadron: 3 development prototypes of the F-104 as a testing platform for new upgrades to the current inventory.
Moxaney
The Moxaney Armed Forces operates 30 aircraft divided between its Army and Navy air combat units.
Ghant
The Ghantish Air Force operates 48 aircraft divided between four squadrons.