Dassault Halcyon

The Dassault Halcyon is the latest fighter aircraft to be produced by the world-renouned aircraft company. It is also the Franco-German Commonwealth's first sixth-generation fighter. It was apparently a top-secret government project that was rushed into service on August 14, 2010, with the imminent threat of war with Yarphei and the greater conflict with the OIS forces

Features
The craft has two jet exhausts were modified so as to function as rockets in outer-atmosphere combat. It has three different sets of engines: air breathing jets, modified aerospikes for high altitude, and a rocket booster. Halcyons do not require a very long runway, possibly having VTOL capabilities, making them easy to adapt to various locations.

The Dassault Halcyon can reach hypersonic speeds of up to Mach 6 inside Earth's atmosphere at an altitude of 30 kilometers. The interceptor uses the modified aerospike engines in high altitudes. In addition to standard landing gear, it possesses three grappling cables that allow it to latch onto another object. The cables are able to withstand considerable strain, enabling the craft to tow objects far larger than the fighter itself. It also possesses a small cargo or bomb bay, which was used to deploy a network of American-built surveillance satellites over the earth. Halcyons are armed with highly effective dual railguns and modified AIM 120A air-to-air missiles.