Javelin F-21 Heavenscream

**Javelin F-21 Heavenscream**
	; Javelin F-21 Heavenscream
Type	STOVL Strike Fighter
Place of origin	Nouvelle Alexandrie
Designed	Javelin Industries; National Research and Development Corporation;
Manufacturer	Javelin Industries
Crew	1
Length	15.6 m
Wingspan	10.7 m
Height	3.6 m
Wing area	42.7 m2
Empty weight	14,700 kg
Loaded weight	22,000 kg
Fuel weight	6,100 kg
Max takeoff weight	27,200 kg
Powerplant	1x variable cycle turbofan, 205 kN
Powerplant	1x lift turbofan, 71 kN
Maximum speed	Mach 1.8
Combat radius	1,100 km
Ferry range	2,220 km
	15,000 m
Rate of climb	250 m/s
Wing loading	515 kg/m2
Thrust/weight	0.95 (loaded weight with 100% fuel)
Maximum G-loading	+7.0/-3.0 g
Armament	Air-to-Air Loadout: 6x JAV 40 Legionnaire or JAV 44 Epilogue; Air-to-Ground Loadout: 2x 500 kg bombs or cruise missiles; 2x JAV 40 Legionnaire or JAV 44 Epilogue; Hardpoints: 6x underwing pylons, 6800 kg total;
Avionics	X band AESA Radar; Electro-Optical Sensor System; Multispectral Distributed Aperture System; Multi-Purpose Passive Receiver System; Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy Countermeasure System; CNI System;

The Javelin F-21 Heavenscream fulfils the requirement for a "short take-off vertical landing" (STOVL) fighter capable of operating from the Behaurnais-class amphibious assault ship, or the Rhodondra-class amphibious assault ships that presently comprise the majority of "flat-top" aviation carrying vessels in the navies of the Raspur Pact.

Development & production timeline

20.I.1700 AN: qty x4 F-21 Heavenscream ordered for evaluation by the Federal Air Force in a contract valued at xxxx écu. Prototypes to be delivered by no later than 1706 AN.
1711–1724: 124x delivered into NAX service.
1729: 48x ordered by the Imperial Constancian Armed Forces for Fleet Air Arm. Named in Constancian service as the F-21 Alecto ("unceasing anger"), so named after one of the three mythological deities of vengeance.