F-2A

The F-2A, nicknamed Viper Zero, is a Japanese variant of the F-16C Fighting Falcon built jointly by and.

Strangereal
Developed from the original Fighting Falcon, the F-2A was created in the Strangereal world in the late 20th century in a collaborative project between several undetermined countries as a swing-role support fighter aircraft designed to attack ground targets and hostile warships. Despite its operational focus, it retained the ability to engage in aerial combat at will and carry anti-aircraft weaponry.

Real world
A joint collaboration between Lockheed Martin and Mitsubishi, the origins of the F-2A trace back to a plan of the Japanese government from the 1980s to produce a secondary fighter to replace the aging F-1 trainer aircraft and supplement its other main fighters, the F-4EJ and the F-15J, using the F-16 as a basis.

In the Infinity timeline, the design of the F-2A was acquired by Wernher and Noah Enterprises.

Game Analysis
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Trivia

 * Presumably, the designation JF-2A in Ace Combat 2 stands for "Japanese Fighter-2A".
 * In Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War, the F-2A has the highest load of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles of any aircraft with 20 missiles, followed by the F-22A Raptor at 18.
 * In various Ace Combat games it is classified as an attacker and cannot be equipped with additional air to air weapons, nor can it use DFM or counter-maneuvers in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. However in reality it is a multirole fighter with air to air capabilities as well as air to surface.
 * White with red stripes color scheme (SP color schemes in AC04 & ACZ, color 5 in ACJA) is a replica color scheme of the first prototype F-2A (XF-2A).
 * Color 3 in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is a replica color scheme of the second prototype F-2A (XF-2A).