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RVF-25 Messiah: the electronic warfare equipped VF-25 that became the eyes and ears of S.M.S..

Data: *Data is when it is in Fighter form
Affiliation: S.M.S.
Overall Length: 18.72 m
Height: 4.03 m (not including main landing gear)
Width: 15.50 m (when main wings are fully extended)
Empty Weight: 8,450 kg
Airframe Design Maximum Load: 27.5 G
Engine: Shinsei Industry / P&W / RR made FF-3001A Stage II Thermonuclear Turbine Engine x2
Maximum Thrust in Space: 1,620 kN x2
Maximum Speed: Mach 5.0+ (10,000 m altitude)
Standard Armament: 2x interchangeable 25 mm machine gun (Remington ES-25A) or 25 mm beam gun (Mauler ROV-25), 1x new model 58 mm Gun Pod (Howard GU-17A), complete set of SWAG Energy Conversion Armour, a complete set of Pinpoint Barrier, a complete set of Active Stealth System, a complete set of chaff/flare/smoke discharger system, Aegis Pack Kai (AP-SF-01+)

Size Comparison:
VF-1J, RVF-25

Development Chart:
YF-24 > VF-25 > RVF-25

Main Pilot:
Luca Angelloni

Aircraft Explanation:
As the VF-25 was designed on the prerequisite that it be multi-purpose, it is possible for the VF-25 to support various tactical roles by equipping it with various options. Among them, the RVF-25 is known as the variation for electronic warfare, which is equipped with an electronic reconnaissance pack, referred to as the Aegis Pack. This aircraft is operated by the S.M.S. stationed in the Macross Frontier Fleet and is equipped with the Aegis Pack Kai, which has additional anti-Vajra improvements by the L.A.I. Co., and a performance to a degree that overrides all forms of electromagnetic interference together with enabling wide-ranging search operation activities. Warrant Officer Luca Angelloni, purported to be an electronic warfare prodigy, piloted this green painted aircraft and it became the keystone in the expansion of S.M.S.'s fighting capabilities and played a major role in the fight with the Vajra.

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Illustration by Hidetaka Tenjin

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Battroid Mode
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Right: As it's an electronic warfare aircraft, the head shape differs from that of the F model and so on. The laser machine gun has also been exchanged for a high performance antenna.

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QF-4000 Ghost
Luca's aircraft, which had its attack weapon guidance control governing program revised, enabled the simultaneous remote control of a maximum of 6 Ghost QF-4000 unmanned fighter aircraft, which were continuations of the AIF-7S series. In addition, the 3 QF-4000 that were under the control of S.M.S., "Simon", "John", and "Peter"*, were loaded with the same autonomous dogfight program as the Ghost X-9 (nicknamed "Judah System"). However, this function was informal to the last.

* Translator's notes: something that gets lost in translation - they are named after 3 of the apostles of Jesus.

Caption: Luca's aircraft activating the Judah System in the final decisive battle with the Vajra Queen.

Down: The 3 Ghosts that Luca's craft operated had a different colouring than that of the New Unified Forces AIF-7S.

Caption: In order to oppose the Vajra disturbance, the Ghosts had the Fold Communication Guidance System installed into them.

Right: The Ghosts adopted a hypersonic lifting body structure into a design based on the Ghost X-9.

Down: The S.M.S. marking can be confirmed on the nose, and they were operated essentially as equipment only for Luca's aircraft.

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