ADF-11F Raven

The ADF-11F Raven is a seventh-generation fighter aircraft and the latest in the Advanced Dominance Fighter series. The Raven uniquely combines separate cockpit and body units to create one aircraft. Using data from an onboard AI, the Raven enables pilots or drones to dominate in aerial dogfights.

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown first released with the ADF-11F Raven being unplayable and only featured as an enemy unit during "Dark Blue". On March 13, 2019, a player found code in the game files indicating the aircraft was playable but incomplete. Bandai Namco later officially announced the Raven would be released as DLC in the ADF-11F Raven Set on May 22.

Etymology
The name "Raven" is a reference to. The Norse god is attested to have two ravens accompanying him,, who travel the world and gather information for him. In Ace Combat 7, before he defected, Doctor Schroeder produced two ADF-11F Ravens—Hugin and Munin—and they attempted to transmit their battle data across Usea to create more drones.

Design


The ADF-11F Raven is a combination of two other craft:
 * One Connection For Flight Interface (COFFIN) controlling unit. This can be either an undetachable manned cockpit for a human pilot or a detachable unmanned ADF-11 drone. In manned units, the COFFIN data is sent to a helmet-mounted display.
 * One RAW-F body designed for air superiority.

The RAW-F bears some similarities to the ADF-01 FALKEN: both feature twin engines equipped with thrust-vector technology, and both feature a vertical stabilizer on the bottom of the aircraft. Unlike the FALKEN's forward-swept wings, the RAW-F uses two angular rear-facing wings. The RAW-F also lacks rear vertical stabilizers. Since it was designed for air-to-air dogfights, the RAW-F carries a powerful Tactical Laser System and Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air Missiles. The RAW-F does not have its own machine gun; instead, the controlling unit (whether a cockpit or an ADF-11) is equipped with a forward-facing Pulse Laser cannon.

The combined ADF-11F features phenomenal performance, capable of pulling turns tighter and faster than most aircraft. This is partially made possible through the Copro artificial intelligence using data gathered from Mihaly A. Shilage. The combined ADF-11F can also carry two Weapon UAVs, one under each wing, and deploy them to support the main craft.

History
Gründer Industries designed the ADF-11F Raven using the Erusean Air and Space Administration's concept for "the ultimate in survivability". Gründer's chief researcher, Doctor Schroeder, gathered data on Mihaly A. Shilage's flight capabilities to advance the Zone of Endless AI and equip it onto two unmanned Ravens, codenamed Hugin and Munin. Ionela A. Shilage, Mihaly's granddaughter, discovered Schroeder's plan and destroyed his data chip before he could use it on more drones, but not before Hugin and Munin received the data at a remote manufacturing plant.

Hugin and Munin arrived at the International Space Elevator at the conclusion of Operation Daredevil and engaged the Osean and Erusean coalition forces, causing massive human casualties. Due to the efforts of Princess Rosa Cossette D'Elise and Avril Mead, the space elevator was offline, preventing the drones from using it as a transmission tower. They both flew around the space elevator for the next 16 hours, waiting for it to come back online. The drones' objective was to transmit their data to drone manufacturing plants across the continent and perpetuate the war.

The remaining coalition forces, including Strider, Sol, Rigel, Skoll, and Salamander Squadrons returned the next day and engaged the Ravens in Operation Hush. Despite suffering further losses, the coalition forces emerged victorious after Trigger inflicted heavy damage to both of the Ravens. Their cockpit ADF-11 units detached, but Trigger shot both of them down as well before any data was transmitted.

Game Analysis

 * -|Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown====Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown===

How to Unlock
 * Acquire the ADF-11F Raven Set DLC pack (purchasing the Season Pass or the DLC pack individually).

Statistics

Weapons
 * 1) PLSL ( on Easy/Normal)
 * 2) MSL x150
 * 3) Special Weapon
 * 4) *QAAM
 * 5) *TLS x30
 * 6) *UAV x22
 * 7) FLR x2

Part Slots
 * BODY:
 * ARMS:
 * MISC:

Skins

Gallery

Trivia

 * The English version of Aces At War: A History 2019 mistakenly names this aircraft as the "ADF-11F Raven Raven".