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| Is-16 "Vampire" | |
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| A serial production model Ac-16 undergoing maneuvers in 2021. | |
| Role | Stealth multirole fighter |
| National origin | Velikoslavia Garima |
| Design group | Ishikov Aircraft Works |
| Built by | Ishikov Aircraft Plant, Vitesk |
| First flight | 29 January 2014 |
| Introduction | 15 December 2016 |
| Status | In production |
| Primary user | Grand Velikoslav Air Force Gariman Air Force |
| Produced | 2016-Present |
| Number built | 54 |
The Is-16 Vampire is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by <consortium>. It is the product of the Super Generation Aircraft Initiative, which was initially a Velikoslav project that was brought under the scope of the multinational development network in order to reduce overall development costs and subsidize production.
The Is-16 is to serve as the eventual basis for the development of a series of aircraft incorporating stealth technology and other advanced technologies such as Velikoslav Process 1 RCS Reduction Coating, XX Velox turbofans, and advanced NATION airframe construction technologies.
A 5th-generation multirole fighter capable of aerial combat as well as ground and maritime strike, the Is-16 incorporates stealth, supermaneuverability, supercruise, integrated avionics, and large internal payload capacity. The aircraft is expected to replace many older aircraft such as the many Ishikov aircraft of the 20th century in Velikoslav service.