F-212

F-212 Lightning

"(The Lightning is the most advanced fighter now, It can defeat anything that the Keralan or the Sith have)"

The  was the main Air and Space superiority fighter of the United Nations from 30 ABY untill 75 ABY and of the Intergalactic Federation of Planets from its formation in 75 ABY untill 280 ABY.

Details
The F-212 was developed on the design of the air interceptor YF-12 and it´s succesor the SR-71. It could get to Mach 20 in atmosphere and to 100,000 Mph in Space.

Production
The YF-212 was designed to be the succesor of the F-122 as the main starfigther of the UN starfleet. Since the Ordenian K-99 was much faster than the F-122 as well as better equiped it was needed to remplace the F-122

Usage
The first usage of this fighter was at the Battle of Atrium in 37 ABY where they fought the K-99s of the Ordanian Fleet

Obsolescence
The development of new starfighters like the CF19 Crossfire by the New Republic around 250 ABY made the Ligthning obsolete, around 280 ABY after 250 years as the main starfigther of the UN and Federation starfleets.