Locke-Reed F/A-15 Khamsin

The F/A-15 was developed during the 180s as a replacement for the

The vehicle is primarily armed with a pulse laser for close-in ship-to-ship combat, as well as hardpoints for fully modular weapons loadouts, with the two dorsal hardpoints typically fitted with five-cell all-range anti-ship missiles and wing hardpoints fitted with composite beam lasers. Though it is capable of atmospheric flight, the F/A-15 was mainly designed for space combat and is difficult to fly in-atmosphere. The fighter is equipped with fusion thrusters that give it a high thrust ratio in space, making it one of the fastest heavy fighters in the Human Sphere. However, it is simultaneously less agile due to its bulk.

Contrary to popular belief, the F/A-15 cannot in fact "transform" into some kind of ground vehicle. Due to its ruggedness and comparatively poorer agility, the F/A-15 is typically used as a strike craft or a bomber, with more agile fighters like the F/S-27 Monsoon acting in the space superiority role.