The F/A-352B Longsword was a three-seat, twin-engine, atmosphere and exoatmospheric-capable, ground and carrier-based strike starfighter, used by the United Nations Space Command Navy during the Galactic War and Swarm War. The successor to the earlier F/A-352A Longsword, The F/A-352B was a smaller and more advanced derivative of the ubiquitous Human-Covenant War-era fighter. The Longsword could be outfitted with a range of electronic equipment, weaponry and other hardware, allowing it to fulfill a range of combat and non-combat functions. The standard configuration included two internal 50 millimetre railguns, as well as a range of air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. As the UNSC Navy's strike fighter, the Longsword's responsibilities comprised primarily performing an air-to sur
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| - The F/A-352B Longsword was a three-seat, twin-engine, atmosphere and exoatmospheric-capable, ground and carrier-based strike starfighter, used by the United Nations Space Command Navy during the Galactic War and Swarm War. The successor to the earlier F/A-352A Longsword, The F/A-352B was a smaller and more advanced derivative of the ubiquitous Human-Covenant War-era fighter. The Longsword could be outfitted with a range of electronic equipment, weaponry and other hardware, allowing it to fulfill a range of combat and non-combat functions. The standard configuration included two internal 50 millimetre railguns, as well as a range of air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. As the UNSC Navy's strike fighter, the Longsword's responsibilities comprised primarily performing an air-to sur
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| - United Nations Space Command
*UNSC Navy
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| - strike fighter:
*air attack/ground attack
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| - *AESA RADAR
*Passive Infrared Sensor
*LADAR
*Ultraviolet Sensor
*MIDAS Gravimetric Sensor Array
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| - Twin linked Mark XXVIII TEMPEST Fusion Reactors
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| - *Energy-ablative superconductive outer layer:
Variable property energy-reactive regenerative nanomaterials
Layered multi-material composite armour:
*Compressed Alternating Ceramic DCP plates and CVT/Titanium alloy
*Backing ceramic chevron plates and secondary alloy layer
*Nano-composite plating, foam-metal/reactive nano-gel layered insulation/energy-reflective nano-chemical coating
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*weapons systems operator
*combat systems operator
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| - The F/A-352B Longsword was a three-seat, twin-engine, atmosphere and exoatmospheric-capable, ground and carrier-based strike starfighter, used by the United Nations Space Command Navy during the Galactic War and Swarm War. The successor to the earlier F/A-352A Longsword, The F/A-352B was a smaller and more advanced derivative of the ubiquitous Human-Covenant War-era fighter. The Longsword could be outfitted with a range of electronic equipment, weaponry and other hardware, allowing it to fulfill a range of combat and non-combat functions. The standard configuration included two internal 50 millimetre railguns, as well as a range of air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. As the UNSC Navy's strike fighter, the Longsword's responsibilities comprised primarily performing an air-to surface attack role, while retaining the capacity to attack air targets and warships. This flexibility was crucial to the Navy, fitting its defensive and expeditionary, and atmospheric and exo-atmospheric operating environments. Designed and initially produced by Misriah Armouries, the first Longswords to fly in 2580 were in fact F/A-352As heavily modified into prototype 352Bs. Full production began in 2587, after several years of technical troubles stalled development. Production commenced only after Misriah sold the the contract for the problematic aircraft to Chevron Aerospace, which itself exceeded the development budget in bringing the impressive but temperamental design to production. The Longsword entered service with the UNSC Navy in 2589, replacing the upgraded F/A-352A on a one-for-one basis.
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