F/A-21 Eagle Fighter/Bomber

The F/A-21 Eagle Fighter/Bomber, formerly known as the A-21 and F/B-21, is a family of supersonic, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather multirole fighter-bombers developed and operated by the Arkanian Imperial Air Force and also operated by the Arkanian Imperial Navy and Marine Corps. Designed as a multirole fighter-bomber, the F/A-21 has air superiority and ground-attack capabilities. 
== Development ==
As the Imperial Arkanian Air Force was being expanded, new designs such as what would become the F/A-21 Fighter/Bomber were approved for production. The Eagle, originally named the A-21, would be more heavily armed than the F-38 Air Superiority Fighter (which at the time was still named the ARAF-38), making it more suited to ground attack missions than the latter while still maintaining air superiority capabilities. 
To fit in more with conventional classification methods, the A-21 Fighter/Bomber was renamed the F/B-21, with "F" standing for fighter and "B" standing for bomber. However, this was deemed to be outdated and F/A-21 was chosen as the official designation instead, with "F" standing for fighter and "A" standing for attack.
== Service History ==
=== Imperial Arkanian Empire ===
==== Arkanian Expansion ====
The F/A-21 Fighter/Bombers were among the aircraft brought to newly-established military bases on habitable planets captured by the advancing Navy. Stationed on those planets, the F/A-21s would assist in determining whether or not the planets would be safe for Arkanian settlements.
== Variants ==
=== F/A-21J (VTOL) Fighter/Bomber ===
The F/A-21J Eagle (VTOL) Fighter-Bomber is a supersonic, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, multirole VTOL fighter-bomber joint-developed by the Arkanian Imperial Air Force and Navy and operated by both branches. In the Navy, these VTOL aircraft are stationed on the single Bolivian Avenger-class Helicopter Carrier owned by the Navy, which only supports VTOL aircraft. Three F/A-21Js were bought by and sold to the Federal Republic of the Central Pacific, an ally of the Imperial Arkanian Empire.
=== Development ===
Developed by both the Air Force and Navy, the F/A-21J featured VTOL technology, similar to that found on the Harrier. As a VTOL aircraft, the F/A-21J could both take off and land vertically as well as hover in the air. This made it
suitable for use on carriers, especially the lone Bolivian Avenger-class Helicopter Carrier operated by the Navy.
Like the standard model, the F/A-21J was, in the past, named the F/B-21J. However, to make the classification system more conventional, F/A-21J was chosen instead, with the "J" standing for "Jump" referencing the Harrier Jump Jet.
=== Service History ===
==== Imperial Arkanian Empire ====
===== Arkanian Expansion =====
Due to being VTOL aircraft, the F/A-21Js were suited to not having to land on runways. While runways were still being constructed on the habitable worlds captured by the Navy, F/A-21Js landed on the planets to establish military presence.
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