F-9 Ashavan II
 Diagram of an early production variant F-9 Ashavan II circa 1676 AN | |
| Type | Air Superiority Fighter |
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| Place of origin |
 Talenore /  Raspur Pact |
| Introduced | 1676 AN |
| Designed | 1675 AN |
| Manufacturer | Mistra Aerospace |
| Length | 14.5 m |
| Wingspan | 8.9 m |
| Empty weight | 8,160 kg |
| Loaded weight | 16,800 kg |
| Powerplant | 1 × Mistra RM7 afterburning turbofan engine |
| Maximum speed | 2,214 km/h (Mach 2.08) |
| Combat range | 800 km |
| Ferry range | 2,560 km |
| Service ceiling | 13,716 m |
| Rate of climb | 318 m/s |
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The F-9 Ashavan II is an air superiority fighter developed from the FA-9 Banshee, retaining the basic airframe and turbofan engine of the originating platform whilst undergoing extensive internal modification to establish backwards compatibility with the avionics and weaponry of the Raspur Pact - the new aircraft's primary intended export customer and licensee. The aircraft is likely to be retired from Raspur Pact service by 1720 AN, to be replaced by a mix of F-17 Axarana air superiority fighters and the F-9 Ashavan III multirole strike aircraft, the latter being a further iteration on the original Banshee airframe developed by ESB Susa and the Mishalan Arsenal.
Operators
ESB Operational Conversion Squadron: 8
Oportian Security Forces: 26- Raspur Pact
Benacian Union Defence Force: 1,269 (undergoing conversion to F-9 Ashavan III standard)
Imperial Constancian Armed Forces: 64
Florian Air Force: 175
Imperial Forces: 94
Military of the Suren Confederacy: 96
Sanaman Air Force: 380- Sanaman Navy (F-9N): 144
Former operators
Sovereign Defence Force – 75 airframes transferred to the Black Legions upon disestablishment
Self-Defence Forces (Elwynn & Amokolia) – 501 lost during combat operations in the Second Elwynnese Civil War.
Drak-Modani Defense Force originally 54, surviving examples transferred to the Imperial Forces of Shireroth.
Union Defence Force originally 930, heavy losses experienced during Second Elwynnese Civil War, surviving examples transferred to the Benacian Union Defence Force.
Grand Army of Ransenar originally 320, surviving examples transferred to the BUDF.
Black Legions originally 1,456, surviving examples transferred to the BUDF.
Versions
F-9N Ashavan II
A VTOL version of the F-9 Ashavan II originating in Sanama for use on aircraft carriers and amphibious transport docks as well as the Logistic Support Vessel.
