SF-44 Tempest

The SF-44 Tempest is a twin-engine, single-seat, all-weather stealth multirole combat spaceplane developed under contract through the UNSC's Next Generation Naval Fighter program. Intended as a stealth-capable successor to the S-14 Baselard, the Tempest is designed for aero-superiority, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare purposes.

The SF-44 was manufactured chiefly by Aegis Dynamics with additional industrial support from Kiroshi Systems, Alonso Stout Engineering, and Misriah Armory. There are three separate permutations of the Tempest in production: the SF-44A intended for deep-space action, the SF-44B for localized planetary defense, and the heavily upgraded SF-44C which incorporates post-Covenant war technologies.