Aurora F-26 Black Widow

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F-26 Black Widow
Top view of F-26 in-flight
An F-26 Black Widow in flight over Altany Air Force Base
Role Air superiority fighter
National origin Cartadania
Manufacturer
First flight 13 February 2000; 23 years ago (2000-02-13)
Introduction 1 January 2006
Status In service
Primary user Cartadanian Air Force
Produced 1999–2013
Number built 203

The Aurora F-26 Black Widow is a single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed and used by the Cartadanian Air Force. It was developed as Cartadania's first fifth-generation fighter aircraft, and although the aircraft was designed as an air superiority fighter, but also has ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities. Developed as a joint venture, the aircraft was primarily built by Aurora , though certain components, such as the wings and integration of certain systems were provided by Murena Defense following their work with the B-1 Spectral.

The aircraft has only been used in combat once, during the Final War of the Deluge, and during this time, the aircraft primarily were used for their stealth capabilities above all else, and only twenty were deployed from Altany Air Force Base in Solemia.