Ketranel L-102 Drozd

The Ketranel L-55 is a, all-weather, high-speed and high-altitude interceptor aircraft developed and manufactured by the Ketranel Aviation Company for the Kadolhan National Air Force. Designed primarily as a counter to Sajuznik s, due to its high-speed ability it is employed in intercepting and destroying ballistics missiles detected inside or close to Kadolhan airspace. The L-55 was originally going to be retired after the dissolution of the Sajuz, but because of the Bloodian-Kadolhan Split in 1992, it remains in service, with more modernized variants introduced into service over the years.

Variants

 * L-55A — First production variant, armed with 3× missiles, carried within a rotary bay. Introduced in 1963.
 * L-55B — Original TRG-14 radar replaced by an improved TRG-24 radar, equipped with more modernized electronics and electronic countermeasures. Introduced in 1970.
 * L-55C — Original armament replaced with newer missiles, carried within a rotary bay. Newer, but marginally more powerful engines replaced the older ones. Introduced in 1975.
 * L-55D — Equipped with a TRG-34 radar, a camera for reconnaissance operations and equipment. Introduced in 1986.
 * L-55E — Equipped with a TRG-44 radar, improved SIGNIT/ELINT equipment, electronics and more powerful engines that allowed the aircraft to exceed past its original speed and reach Mach 3.1. This was done in order to compete with the Bloodian in-case of interception missions, although still being significantly slower than its competitor. Introduced in 2000.
 * L-55E1 — Stealth variant, uses coating in order to decrease detection chances. Equipped with newer electronics and electronic countermeasures. Introduced in 2006.
 * L-55F — Proposed fighter variant, supposed to mount two revolver cannons in the nose, additional three pylons to be constructed on each wing to carry air-to-air, air-to-ground, bombs or mixed payloads, while still keeping its rotary missile bay. This would've slowed the plane down and also increase the possibility of radar detection, but despite all of this, the plane would need to be redesigned to fit a fighter configuration. Its Mach 3.2 speed and inability to turn would render it mostly useless in a dogfight, hence why this proposal was quickly dropped.

Operators

 * Kadolha
 * Kadolhan National Air Force